升讀專上教育的成功與障礙因素:香港主流和非主流學生的異同

袁月梅, 張志強, 梁長城, 鄧希恒, 陳仲熙

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Abstract

升讀專上教育(專教)一直被視為香港青年上游的途徑,不同社經背景的學生所面對升讀專教的挑戰各有差別。近年,香港教育政策推動多元發展並提供多項支援和計畫,以提升中學生畢業後的發展路向,但不同學生組群在升學上都遇到不同障礙和不同程度的教育不均情況。由於學生的社經和族群背景影響他們對升學與就業的價值觀、期望和目標,他們追求專教面對的障礙和成功因素各有不同,惟香港對此問題的系統化探討不多。為此,本實證研究探討香港主流、內地來港和少數族裔(南亞/東南亞裔)高中生升讀專教所面對的障礙和成功因素,於2018年10月至2019年5月期間在23所香港中學進行問卷調查,合共成功收回5,014名高中生的問卷,發現主流學生雖然在經濟障礙和其他封頂因素的評分均低於少數族裔及新來港學生,但同樣地在多項有利升讀專教的成功因素上的評分亦較後兩者低,而少數族裔則比華裔群體樂觀。本文討論了當中原因,並提供相關的政策建議。
Post-secondary education (PSE) is widely regarded as a critical vehicle for upward social mobility for Hong Kong youth. Access to PSE is tightly linked with the socioeconomic status and cultural capital of an individual. Hence, different educational backgrounds lead to different educational and career pathways and life chances. However, students from affluent families tend to have better upward mobility opportunities than those from underprivileged backgrounds. Different factors will affect different student groups' access to PSE. There are relatively few empirical studies conducted on this area. In response, this research investigated the success and obstacle factors affecting access to PSE among the Hong Kong mainstream students, Chinese immigrant students (CIS), and non-Chinese speaking (NCS) ethnic minority (South/Southeast Asian) students. A mixed-method was employed. The survey study was conducted with 5,014 senior secondary students from 23 secondary schools in Hong Kong between October 2018 and May 2019. Contrary to expectations, findings reveal that Hong Kong mainstream students scored significantly lower in the relative functionalism and glass ceiling factors than their non-mainstream CIS and NCS counterparts. Despite encountering fewer financial and language barriers, Hong Kong mainstream senior secondary students were less optimistic about the promise of their PSE credentials. In contrast, NCS students reported a significant level of optimism about PSE's value, and greater concerns about the challenges in overcoming the Chinese language and ethnic cultures than their Chinese peers. Both the reasons behind the essential findings and their implications for policy development were discussed. Copyright © 2021 香港中文大學.
Original languageChinese (Traditional)
Pages (from-to)137-160
Journal教育學報
Volume49
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2021

Citation

袁月梅、張志強、梁長城、鄧希恒和陳仲熙(2021):升讀專上教育的成功與障礙因素:香港主流和非主流學生的異同,《教育學報》,49(2),頁137-160。

Keywords

  • 專上教育
  • 封頂效應
  • 主流學生
  • 內地來港學生
  • 少數族裔學生
  • Post-secondary education
  • Glass ceiling
  • Mainstream student
  • Chinese immigrant students
  • Ethnic minority students
  • Alt. title: The success and obstacle factors in pursuing post-secondary education: The differences between Hong Kong mainstream and non-mainstream students