A Whole-School Approach to Guidance: A Hong Kong Experience

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eadaoin K. P. Hui ◽  
Rita C. C. Lo
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai Chun Cherry Au ◽  
Kerry John Kennedy

Students’ mental health is an alarming issue in Hong Kong, thereby increasing concern from psychologists, who attempted to implement positive education programs to equip students with skills to counteract mental health problems. This study followed the practice from positive psychology and conducted a Flourishing Life program based on the framework of the PERMA model in a secondary setting. The aims of the present paper are two-fold: to report the effort of the program and to evaluate the program’s effectiveness. A mixed-method sequential explanatory research design, including survey (n = 495) and subsequent two focus-group interviews (n = 8), was adopted to assess the program’s effectiveness. Results indicated that Forms Two and Three students (Grades 8 and 9) benefited more from the program than the Form One students (Grade 7). Overall, students reported that they had benefitted from the program. Findings provide supporting evidence to the whole-school approach program that operated effectively within the existing curriculum. This research may provide a direction for school curriculum leaders to promote students’ wellbeing by infusing essence from positive psychology to the school curriculum.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 270
Author(s):  
Dursun Aksu ◽  
Fatih Selim Sellüm

In the digital age, it is expected that students will not only have experience and passion for reading, but also will develop their reading skills to learn. Reading is one of the most important skills that develop the human and increase life-long learning capacity. Individuals can improve their personal, moral and emotional qualities to strengthen their sense of responsibility towards the family, society, nation and the world through reading. The individual can develop his personal, moral and emotional qualities in order to strengthen the sense of responsibility towards his family, society, nation and the world through reading.The life experiences of elementary school students are limited, but effective readings help to expand their horizons and perspectives. People can bring their knowledge and experiences together by reading. At the time of reading, students should have the ability to put out the deep meaning of the text, their learning experiences, and the ability to put new knowledge on their prior knowledge to build meaning. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is one of the most comprehensive educational research at the international level. The PISA survey, conducted every three years since 2000, aims to measure students' achievement in science, reading skills and mathematics. When our country's reading performance is compared with other countries, it is seen that it is ranked 50th among the 70 countries participating in the program in 2015. Hong Kong, which participated in the same program, appears to be the 2nd. The purpose of this research is to examine the "whole school approach" adopted by Hong Kong, performed high reading achievement in 2012 and 2015 PISA exams, during the learning and development of reading and the studies it has carried out based on it.  For this purpose, Hong Kong's Basic Education Program Guide will be reviewed. The sections in which the success of reading in the PISA examinations and the effects of the whole school approach on this success were examined by the researchers and translated into Turkish. The data obtained were reviewed with language experts. The content analysis of the data has been made and three themes have been created that reveal all aspects of the (whole school approach TO: (1) Identify the Whole school approach (WSA), (2) School responsibilities in Whole school approach (WSA) and (3) Stakeholders' responsibilities in the Whole school approach (WSA). The results of the research show that there are responsibilities and responsibilities to school administrators, school program development experts, teacher-librarians, teachers, parents and students in improving reading performance with the whole school approach. It was concluded that the task and responsibility of gaining reading performance and habit should not be left to teachers only. In addition, success in improving reading performance with the whole school approach can be achieved in proportion of each stakeholder performing their duties.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetDijital çağda, bilgi temelli toplumdaki taleplerle başa çıkabilmek için, öğrencilerden yalnızca deneyimleri ve okuma tutkusuna sahip olması beklenmemekte, aynı zamanda öğrenmek için okuma becerilerini de geliştirmesi beklenmektedir. Okuma, insanı bir bütün olarak geliştiren ve yaşam boyu öğrenme kapasitesini artıran en önemli becerilerden biridir.  Birey okuma yoluyla ailesine, toplumuna, milletine ve dünyaya karşı sorumluluk duygularını güçlendirmek için kendi kişisel, ahlaki ve duygusal niteliklerini geliştirebilir. Yine okuma yoluyla farklı fikir, görüş, değer ve kültürlere açık görüşlülükle yaklaşmayı öğrenir.İlkokul öğrencilerinin yaşam deneyimleri sınırlıdır, ancak etkili okumalar ufuklarını ve perspektiflerini genişletmeye yardımcı olur. İnsanlar okumalarla bilgilerini ve deneyimlerini bir araya getirebilir. Okuma sırasında öğrencilerin, metnin derin anlamını çıkarabilmeleri, anlam kurmaları için önbilgilerinin üzerine öğrenme deneyimlerini ve yeni bilgiyi koyabilme becerisine sahip olması gerekir. Uluslararası Öğrenci Değerlendirme Programı (PISA) uluslararası düzeyde fen, matematik ve okuma alanlarında yapılan önemli bir eğitim araştırmasıdır. 2000 yılında başlamıştır ve üç yılda bir tekrarlanan PISA araştırması, öğrencilerin fen, okuma becerileri ve matematik alanlarındaki başarı durumu ölçmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ülkemizin okuma alanındaki başarısı diğer ülkelerle karşılaştırmalı olarak incelendiğinde 2015 yılında programa katılan 70 ülke arasında 50. sırada yer alındığı görülür. Aynı programa katılan Hong Kong’un ise 2. olduğu görülmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı 2012 ve 2015 PISA sınavlarında okuma alanında yüksek başarı gösteren Hong Kong’un okumanın öğrenilmesi ve geliştirilmesi sürecinde benimsediği “tüm okul yaklaşımı”nı ve buna dayalı gerçekleştirdiği çalışmaları incelemektir. Bu amaçla Hong Kong’un Temel Eğitim Program Kılavuzu incelenmiştir. Kılavuzda PISA sınavlarında okuma bölümünde elde edilen başarının ve tüm okul yaklaşımının bu başarıya etkilerinin anlatıldığı bölümler araştırmacılar tarafından incelenmiş ve Türkçeye çevrilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler dil uzmanlarıyla tekrar gözden geçirilmiştir. Verilerin içerik analizi yapılmış ve “ tüm okul yaklaşımının” tüm yönleriyle ortaya koyan üç tema oluşturulmuştur: (1) Tüm Okul Yaklaşımını (TOY) tanıma, (2) TOY okulda yapılaması gerekenler ve (3) TOY paydaşların rolleri. Araştırma sonuçları tüm okul yaklaşımıyla okuma performansının geliştirilmesinde okul yöneticilerine, okul program geliştirme uzmanlarına, öğretmen-kütüphanecilere, öğretmenlere, ebeveynlere ve öğrencilere sorumluluk ve görevler düştüğü göstermektedir. Okuma performansı ve alışkanlığının kazandırılması görev ve sorumluluğu sadece öğretmenlere bırakılmaması gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca tüm okul yaklaşımıyla okuma performansının artırılmasındaki başarı, her paydaşın üzerine düşen görevleri yapması oranında sağlanabilir.


2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 617-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Forlin

In comparison to international perspectives, the specific role of the school psychologist in Hong Kong will provide a case study of the tensions experienced by a system in transition between a very traditional, highly segregated education system, to one that is actively promoting a whole school approach to inclusion. Consideration will initially be given to the development of inclusive education and the identification of quality learning outcomes for students. The role of the school psychologists in Hong Kong and the challenges they face will be compared to other international jurisdictions, focusing on both internal and external influences that have impacted on their role in recent years.


Author(s):  
Chris Kun-man Yiu ◽  
Gladys Tang ◽  
Chloe Chi-man Ho

Recent advancement in sign linguistics and sign language acquisition research has enabled us to reconsider the role that sign language may play in bringing up deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The education approach of sign bilingualism and co-enrollment (SLCO) has been implemented in Hong Kong for over 10 years and aims to promote social integration and academic attainment of DHH children in an inclusive setting. Four key ingredients have been identified as essential for the SLCO approach: (1) a whole-school approach toward promoting deaf–hearing collaboration; (2) deaf individuals’ involvement in school practices, especially deaf–hearing co-teaching practices in the SLCO classroom; (3) an enriched linguistic context to support bimodal bilingual development of DHH and hearing students; and (4) DHH and hearing students’ active participation in school and social activities. This chapter summarizes how these four factors contribute to the whole-school development toward deaf–hearing collaboration.


2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 105-117
Author(s):  
炳傑 秦 ◽  
之灝 鄭 ◽  
沃聰 陳

Both local and overseas studies affirm that bullying in schools is very prevalent. The overseas experiences in response to bullying are invaluable for local reference. There is a consensus that a whole-school approach and a live policy against bullying are essential for successful intervention. There are different strategies in responses to cases of bullying including the No Blame Approach, the Method of Shared Concern, the Restorative Justice Approach and the Use of Logical Consequences. The authors argue for a mixed approach. Special issues in tackling bullying in Hong Kong are raised. Finally, it is advocated that a safe school is a prerequisite for a harmonious school. 海外和香港的調查研究都說明校園欺凌是一個十分普遍的問題。海外回應欺凌的經驗極具參考價值。“全校參與方法”和反欺凌政策的貫徹和執行是有效介入的必要條件。根據海外的經驗,處理欺凌個案策略有“不責難方法”,“共同關注方法”,“復和公義方式”和“邏輯後果方法”。作者支持使用“混合方法”,認爲更可因時制宜,取長補短。本文同時提出在香港處理欺凌時所需要注意的地方。最後,並認爲建立安全校園是達到和諧校園的先決條件。.


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