Abstract
In recent years, various forms of career guidance and career counseling have become more prominent and better serviced in
most universities throughout the world. Such services are obviously to the benefit of the students themselves and for society.
After an initially slow start, researchers and practitioners in China have now begun to focus on the localization of guidance
and counselling theory and strategies in order to match more exactly actual employment situations in different regions of
the country. This should result in a service that meets students’ needs more effectively. Using mainly core literature examining
the context of career guidance and counseling in China from 2001 to the present, this paper elaborates on the current situation
and summarizes the progress that has been made. The authors detail the content, implementation, problems that exist, and ways
of improving projects of this kind in Chinese universities. Conclusions and suggestions for further research on career guidance
and counseling are provided.
most universities throughout the world. Such services are obviously to the benefit of the students themselves and for society.
After an initially slow start, researchers and practitioners in China have now begun to focus on the localization of guidance
and counselling theory and strategies in order to match more exactly actual employment situations in different regions of
the country. This should result in a service that meets students’ needs more effectively. Using mainly core literature examining
the context of career guidance and counseling in China from 2001 to the present, this paper elaborates on the current situation
and summarizes the progress that has been made. The authors detail the content, implementation, problems that exist, and ways
of improving projects of this kind in Chinese universities. Conclusions and suggestions for further research on career guidance
and counseling are provided.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10447-012-9151-y
- Authors
- Vincy Jing Sun, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
- Mantak Yuen, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
- Journal International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
- Online ISSN 1573-3246
- Print ISSN 0165-0653