A Strength-based Inventory for Assessing the Needs for Academic Advising of University Students in Hong Kong

Abstract

This study aims to develop and validate a strength-based instrument for assessing the academic advising needs of university students in Hong Kong using the Appreciative Advising Inventory (AAI) as a blueprint. We reviewed the content validity and cultural relevance of the AAI and developed a 37-item AAI Hong Kong Version (AAI-HK). We conducted Rasch analysis and principal component analysis. The AAI-HK has four stable and reliable factors (social competence and support; positive identity and participation; positive values; and commitment to learning and study), which represent key strengths of university students. Four AAI-HK subscales demonstrate good reliability. We found significant differences in AAI-HK scores between students who are under academic probation or not and between students who are local or nonlocal.

What do they Need?—The academic counseling needs of students majoring in art and design in a higher vocational college in China

“…The existing literature shows that there are many evaluation studies on university academic counseling advice [ 25 ] and empirical research cases on academic counseling [ 26 ] that have been carried out in different regions, but there have only been a few studies on academic counseling needs [ 27 ]. Moreover, most of the literature on academic advising has been conducted in the context of European and American universities [ 7 ].…”