The Development and Field Testing of the Chinese Career Key among High School and College Students in Hong Kong

Abstract

A career interest inventory, the Chinese Career Key (CCK) was adapted from the Career Key (Jones, 1987(Jones, , 1997, which is based on Holland's theory of vocational choice. The goal was to create a professional-quality career interest inventory for use in China and countries having significant populations of Chinese speaking citizens. This report describes the development of the CCK and its first study at a public high school (n=101) and a public university (n=80) in Hong Kong. In general, the research findings support its validity, reliability and user satisfaction among high school and university students in Hong Kong. Cultural differences were explained.Re´sume´. Construction et validation empirique du Chinese Career Key chez des e´tudiants de lyce´e et de college a`Hong Kong. Un inventaire d'inte´reˆts professionnels, le Chinese Career Key (CCK), a e´teá dapte´du Career Key (Jones, 1987(Jones, , 1997, fonde´sur la the´orie du choix vocationnel de Holland. Le but e´tait de cre´er un inventaire d'inte´reˆts professionnels a`destination de la Chine et de pays dont la population comporte un nombre significatif de citoyens de langue chinoise. Ce rapport de´crit la construction et les re´sultats de la premie`re e´tude relative au CCK dans un lyce´e public (n=101) et dans une universite´publique (n=80) de Hong Kong. En ge´ne´ral, la recherche atteste de la validiteé t de la fide´lite´du CCK, ainsi que de la satisfaction des re´pondants du lyce´e public et de l'universited e Hong Kong. On explique les diffe´rences culturelles. Zusammenfassung. Die Entwicklung und Erprobung des Chinesischen Berufsschlu¨ssels bei Gymnasiasten und Studenten in Hongkong. Ein Berufsinteressenfragebogen, der Chinesische Berufsschlu¨ssel (Chinese Career Key -CCK) wurde aus dem Berufsschlu¨ssel (Career Key, Jones, 1987, 1997) angepasst, der auf Hollands Berufswahltheorie basiert. Ziel war die Entwicklung eines Berufsinteressenfragebogens von professioneller Qualita¨t fü r die Verwendung in China und in La¨ndern mit einem signifikanten Anteil chinesisch sprechender Bevo¨lkerung. Dieser Bericht beschreibt die Entwicklung des CCK und die Ergebnisse einer ersten Erprobung mit Gymnasiasten (n=101) und Studenten (n=80) in Hongkong. Grundsa¨tzlich besta¨tigen die Ergebnisse die Validita¨t, Reliabilita¨t und die Zufriedenheit der Nutzer des CCK in Gymnasium und Hochschule in Hongkong. Kulturelle Unterschiede werden erla¨utert. Resumen. Desarrollo y Estudio Piloto del ''Career Key'' Chino con Alumnos de Educacio´n Secundaria y de Universidad en Hong Kong. Un inventario de intereses profesionales, el Chinese Career Key -CCK (Clave de las Carreras chino) fue adaptado del Career Key (Jones , 1987, 1997), que se basa en la teorı´a de la eleccio´n vocacional de Holland. El objetivo era crear un inventario de intereses profesionales de calidad para ser utilizado en China y en paı´ses con una proporcio´n alta de ciudadanos que hablan chino. Este artı´culo describe el proceso de disen˜o del CCK y los resultados del estudio piloto en un instituto (colegio ...

A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of the Chinese Career Key Online

“…In this study, five of the six RIASEC scales were greater than .80, with the exception being Conventional (.78). These results are similar to those found in other related studies (Ting & Jones, 2005). These results are comparatively better than those reported for an earlier Career Key study among high school students (Jones & Ward, 2002) in which coefficients ranged from .63 to .85 (N = 97).…”

“…Scores from occupational titles and statements are summed to create a total score for each RIASEC type; scores may range from 0 to 22 for each type. A previous study of the CCK paper-and-pencil version supports its validity and reliability (Ting & Jones, 2005).…”

Holland's Theory in an International Context: Applicability of RIASEC Structure and Assessments Technical Report No. 50

“…In the following pages, some of the cross-cultural studies using The Career Key, The Inventory (Ting & Jones, 2005). Results of an additional study of the CCK in Hong Kong found that in a sample of 130 female public high school students (mean age 17.4), internal consistency estimates ranged from .78 to .89 (Ting, 2007).…”

Comparing the Chinese Career Key and the Self-Directed Search With High School Girls in Hong Kong

“…T here is a need for culturally valid, conceptually and linguistically equivalent, and empirically field-tested instruments for measuring career interests (Suzuki, Ponterotto, & Meller, 2002;Ting & Jones, 2005). Indeed, there has been some interest in adapting career interest inventories developed in the Western world for other cultures.…”

“…A paper-and-pencil version of the CCK was developed with the goals of filling the need for career assessment and strengthening career guidance by providing a free instrument that could be used in place of Holland's SDS for the Chinese youth of Hong Kong, China, and other Chinese-speaking localities (Jones & Ting, 1999). Making cultural and content adjustments, the CCK was developed from the CK to measure participants' resemblance to Holland's six personality types and to help students identify careers that are likely to fit their personalities (Ting & Jones, 2005). During the development, guidelines on translation and validation proposed by Hansen and Fouad (1984) were adopted as a reference.…”