Journal Articles
Attitudes and aspirations regarding engineering among Chinese secondary school students: Comparisons between industrialising and post-industrial geo-engineering regions of mainland China and Hong Kong
- Attitudes and aspirations regarding engineering among Chinese secondary school students: Comparisons between industrialising and post-industrial geo-engineering regions of mainland China and Hong Kong
- Compare, 48(4), 608-629, 2018
- Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- 2018
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- Hong Kong
- China
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Secondary Education
- School-based pipelines/routes for university and technical engineering education are recognised as important for economic development and the high-school years are critical for shaping students' career aspirations and attitudes. This study examined a range of attitudes/experiences on the aspirations of secondary students to pursue engineering education and vocation. Experiential/attitudinal aspects covered demographic characteristics, family/school support, practical learning experiences, curricular/extra-curricular experiences, attitudes, perceptions and engineering-efficacy that may affect aspirations. A validated questionnaire capturing these variables was administered to respective samples of secondary school students from four Chinese geo-engineering regions (Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and ShanXi; 5965 students) that represent differing degrees of industrialisation. Comparative analyses across regions show 'doing' engineering is key to motivating students' aspirations; while regional variations suggest that schooling and family factors are generally more significant in industrialising Mainland cities, and extracurricular opportunities and personal factors are more significant for students in post-industrial Hong Kong. [Copyright of Compare is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd.. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2017.1347033]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- 03057925
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/96de9ba4
- 2018-12-11
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