Alienated learning in Hong Kong: A marxist perspective

Tsang, Kwok Kuen; Lian, Yi; Zhu, Zong-Hong

doi:10.1080/00131857.2020.1767588

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“…In addition, in Chinese culture, teachers prioritize their students' performance in risky examinations in the field of public duties, and this precludes career planning guidance services. Therefore, academic support is considered important in this culture (Tsang et al, 2021). Moreover, classrooms are often overcrowded, leading teachers to focus more on managing behaviors than on encouraging students to consider career possibilities (Wong et al, 2022).…”

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Career-Related Teacher Support in Turkey: Scale Adaptation and Validation

Küçükaydın

2023

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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The aim of this study was to adapt the Career-related Teacher Support Scale to Turkish and to carry out validity and reliability studies. Data were collected from a total of 752 high school students studying in Turkey. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the scale had an excellent fit. Students’ perceptions of career-related teacher support were also examined in terms of demographic variables. The findings showed that female students perceived teacher support more. Also, students with a high socioeconomic level had a higher perception of support.

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Career-Related Teacher Support in Turkey: Scale Adaptation and Validation

Küçükaydın

2023

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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“…The pressure to succeed in high-stakes university entrance examinations is so great that it has resulted in psychological stress and even suicidal ideation among secondary school students (Lee et al, 2006). Students who fail to gain entry to reputable universities often see themselves as 'losers' who are going to have a hopeless future (Tsang et al, 2021). This explains why many teachers in Hong Kong feel that it is more important to invest their time in academic support rather than devoting time to students' career planning (Ho & Leung, 2016;Williams, 1973;Wong, 2017).…”

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Investigating career-related teacher support for Chinese secondary school students in Hong Kong

Wong

Chen

Yuen

2022

Int J Educ Vocat Guidance

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Teachers play a critical role in facilitating the career and life planning of secondary school students. This paper describes the development of the Career-Related Teacher Support Scale (Hong Kong Secondary Students Form). Based on data obtained from 493 students in Hong Kong, five types of career-related teacher support were identified with the most important form of support being teachers' knowledge about the world of work and study path requirements. A correlation model yielded the best fit to the data. No variance in response pattern appeared across genders, and the new scale was found to have good validity and reliability. Keywords Social support • Career guidance • Secondary schools Résumé Enquête sur le soutien des enseignant•e•s lié à la carrière pour les étudiant•e•s chinois du secondaire à Hong KongLes enseignant•e•s jouent un rôle essentiel en facilitant la planification de la carrière et de la vie des élèves du secondaire. Cet article décrit le développement de l'échelle Career-Related Teacher Support Scale (Hong Kong Secondary Students Form). Sur la base des données obtenues auprès de 493 étudiantes à Hong Kong, cinq types de soutien des enseignantes liés à la carrière ont été identifiés, la forme de soutien la plus importante étant les connaissances des enseignantes sur le monde du travail et les exigences des filières d'études. Un modèle de corrélation s'est avéré le mieux adapté aux données. Aucune variance dans le modèle de réponse n'est apparue entre les sexes, et la nouvelle échelle s'est avérée avoir une bonne validité et fiabilité.

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“…Consequently, if students fail to get into publicly funded universities and need to study at the SfHEIs, they may perceive themselves negatively [8]. This negative self-perception may cause students to construct self-concepts of being 'losers' [9,15,16]. As self-concept may affect a youth's academic performance and psychological wellness [17][18][19], it is important to investigate how students at SfHEIs perceive themselves and how their self-concepts are developed in order to provide recommendations to enhance and sustain positive self-concepts.…”

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Stories to Live by: Narrative Understandings of the Self-Concept of Students at Self-Financing Higher Education Institutions in Hong Kong

Tsang

Tang

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Self-financing higher education institutions (SfHEIs) in Hong Kong help boost the local higher education participation rate, but they are labeled as second-tier opportunities for those with academic weaknesses. Students at SfHEIs may develop a negative self-concept that deteriorates their academic performance and psychological wellness. Therefore, it is critical to understand their self-concept and how it is built. From the narrative perspective, a self-concept is the storied experiences or stories that are lived; therefore, this study employs narrative inquiry using 15 SfHEI students to represent the general pattern of the participants’ experiences. This study proves that students at SfHEIs tend to view themselves as losers or inferiors based on their low self-evaluations of their Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) results, SfHEIs, and career futures. Additionally, this study sheds new light that the loser identity is historically developed from childhood during interactions with parents and teachers, as parents and teachers continuously reinforce the message that enrollment at a publicly funded university is the only way to achieve success in life.

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Alienated learning in Hong Kong: A marxist perspective

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

Career-Related Teacher Support in Turkey: Scale Adaptation and Validation

Career-Related Teacher Support in Turkey: Scale Adaptation and Validation

Investigating career-related teacher support for Chinese secondary school students in Hong Kong

Stories to Live by: Narrative Understandings of the Self-Concept of Students at Self-Financing Higher Education Institutions in Hong Kong

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