The Practice and Perceptions of School Counsellors: A View from Urban China

Abstract

The profession of school counselling in China is in relative infancy. A qualitative analysis of in-person interviews with fourteen high school counsellors sought to identify salient factors currently facing the profession in two urban Chinese schools. The counsellors described the development and practice of school counselling as well as their own view of the profession. Results are discussed in the context of relevant literature in China and compared to the current and historical development of school counselling around the world.

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