Abstract
Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) is described by education research communities as a group of Asian nation-states with their motherland and overseas population who share Confucian values, which consistently render certain social behavior and practices, including academic outcomes and learning approaches. Park (2011) has challenged such a homogenous and simplistic view by differentiating a thin version from a thick version of Confucian values that coexist in CHC. In this paper, we present a quantitative study on career exploration-choice of Hong Kong youth, focusing on the weight of a prototypically Confucian value, namely filial piety (孝hsiao). Our findings on students’ autonomy, competence and relatedness show that parental influence only has a secondary role in contemporary CHC students’ career exploration cum choice.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 2013 |
| Event | Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK) Annual Conference 2013 : Educational Reform and Social Change: East-West Dialogue = 香港比較教育學會2013年度學術年會 : 教育改革與社會變遷 : 東西方對話 - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 23 Feb 2013 → 23 Feb 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK) Annual Conference 2013 : Educational Reform and Social Change: East-West Dialogue = 香港比較教育學會2013年度學術年會 : 教育改革與社會變遷 : 東西方對話 |
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| Abbreviated title | CESHK2013 |
| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| Period | 23/02/13 → 23/02/13 |