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Objectives:
1. review the life career development perspective
2. examine its relevance in promoting whole person
development and developing individual potentials
3. to highlight some of the recent research findings
on students’ career and personal-social
development in the West and in Hong Kong
4. to discuss implications on enhancing life-wide
learning programs for senior secondary students in
schools.
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What are the implications for the education
of senior secondary students?
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Whole person development
and Life career development
Life career development:
“self-development over the life span through
the integration of the roles, settings, and
events in a person’s life” (Gysbers &
Henderson, p.55)
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Life career development
emphasize the interrelatedness of
1. life roles (e.g. student, worker, citizen,
consumer and parent),
2. life settings (e.g. home, school, and work
place, community)
3. life events (e.g. examination, job entry,
promotion, marriage, divorce, retirement)
people participating and becoming over the
life span
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Life career development
is influenced by:
1. gender
2. ethnic origin
3. spirituality
4. race
5. sexual orientation
6. socioeconomic status
(Gysbers & Henderson, p.56)
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Life skills development
involves three areas of student growth and
development:
1. personal/social development
2. academic development
3. career development
involving knowledge, skills and attitudes
(American School Counselor Association,
2003; Yuen et al., 2003)
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What are the implications for the education
of senior secondary students?
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Whole-Person Development and
Developing Individual Potentials in Senior
Secondary Students
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6. To understand their own career/academic
aspirations and develop positive attitudes
towards work and learning; and
7. To lead a healthy life style with active
participation in aesthetic and physical
activities”
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What are the implications for the education
of senior secondary students?
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Components of New Senior
Secondary Student Programme
1. Core: Languages, Maths and Liberal Studies for
all (45-55%)
2. Elective: 2 or 3 from 20 subjects or career-
oriented studies (20-30%)
3. Other learning experiences: moral and civic
education, community service, aesthetic and
physical activities, career-related experiences (15-
35%)
Hong Kong Education and Manpower Bureau (2005,
p.15)
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What are the implications for the education
of senior secondary students?
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Senior Secondary Student
Learning Profile
“A student should be recognized by means of a
Senior Secondary Student Learning Profile…
The student learning profile should provide a
comprehensive picture of the full range of
achievements and abilities of students.
Schools should use resources flexibly and efficiently
to provide students with sufficient activities for other
learning experiences within schools to cater for their
diversified needs and interests”
Hong Kong Education and Manpower Bureau (2005,
pp.88-89)
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What are senior secondary
students’ needs?
Literature review from the West
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Developmental issues of senior
secondary students
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Characteristics of senior
secondary school students
Adolescents experience many transitions:
Identity versus role confusion: Development of inner
assurance
Reinforcement by recognition from significant others
(Erikson, 1968)
Confiding in parents and significant others to their
peers (Eccles et al., 1993)
Engage in complex mental operations on problems
(Ginsburg & Operr, 1988)
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Female adolescents develop interpersonal
relationships and empathic relatedness (Crosse,
1992)
Male adolescents develop autonomy by learning to
think alone and follow an internalized set of rules
applicable to all situations (Crosse, 1992)
Occupational choice has a tremendous impact on
teenagers’ sense of identity (Erikson, 1968)
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Altruism: Thinking about the idea of serving
the society rather than their own needs
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Explore resources to help themselves to make
decision and give less time to their hobbies
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Life skills competencies of senior
secondary students in Hong Kong
(Yuen et al., 2004a; 2004b; 2004c)
Instruments:
Personal-social development self-efficacy inventory
Academic development self-efficacy inventory
Career development self-efficacy inventory
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Personal-Social Competencies
1. Self-Realization
P55 Have the courage and stamina to evaluate
myself (10.Introspection)
P50 Encourage myself in face of setbacks
(5.Setback)
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5. Relationships
P57 Maintain a romance relationship with the
opposite sex (12.Relationship)
P12 Develop friendship with the opposite sex
(12. Relationship)
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7.Finance and Self-Care
P59 Make a financial budget and spend
wisely (14.Finance)
P36 Take care of my body when I am sick
(6. Health)
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Career competencies
Career Planning
C13 Understand my abilities so as to help
myself choose a career.
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Training selection
C03 Understand a vocational training
program before I enroll in it.
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Job Hunting
C11 Look for suitable jobs according to my
interest and ability.
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Findings
Students have some, but not strong,
confidence in their personal-social, career,
and academic development.
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Item Means Means of the Subscales of the
Personal-Social Development Self-Efficacy Inventory
5.3
5.2
5.1
5
4.9
Item Means Mean
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.1
4
Self- Leadership Emotional, Interests andRelationships Avoiding Finance and
realization and Physical and Life Goals Drugs, Self-care
Teamwork Social Excessive
Wellness Drinking and
Smoking
Factor Subscales 32
Item Means Means of the Six Subscales of the
Career Development Self-Efficacy Inventory
4.35
4.3
4.25
Item Means Means
4.2
4.15
4.1
4.05
3.95
Career Gender Training Job Hunt Job Hunting Career Goal
Planning Issues Selection Preparation Setting
Factor Subsales 33
Schools have their own unique profiles
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Gender Differences
There are some differences among boys and girls.
e.g. boys are more confident than girls in handling
gender issues in jobs (Yuen et al., 2005)
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Table 1 Level of Implementation in Guidance Activities
1 9
18.5
1 8 .5
1 8
1 7 .5 17.31
Level of 17.17
im p le m e n t a t io n
1 7 16.86
1 6 .5
1 6
15.5
Guidance I n d iv id u a l R e s p o n s iv e S y s te m
C u r r ic u lu m C a re e r & S e r v ic e S u p p o rt
E d u c a t io n a l
P la n n in g
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Overall mean
Table 2 Working Hour in Guidance Work
2 5
21.57
2 0
1 5
Working hours
(h rs p e r w e e k )
1 0 9.44
6.43
5
4.23 4.82
0
Class G u id a n c e C a re e rs L if e S chool
te a c h e r m a s te r m a s te r e d u c a t io n s o c ia l
c o - o r d in a t o r w o rk e r
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Type of Guidance Personnel
T im e A llocation in G uidance W ork (table3)
60
55
50
45
40
35
% A llocation 30
25
20
15
10
5
0
G uidance Individual R esponsive System support
curriculum assessm ent and services
planning
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