Understanding of Career and Attitudes toward Career Counselling
ISBN: 978-36-392-3776-4
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 120
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2010 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Following the policy to globalize Canadian
higher education, the demographics on Canadian campuses
have become internationalized. Chinese international
students account for the majority of full-time visa
students within Canadian universities. Existing research
tends to ignore the dynamic social and economic changes
occurring in China and treats Chinese international
students as if they were a homogenous group. This research
is situated in the premise of social constructionism which
emphasizes the importance of social processes, interactions
and the centrality of language in the production of
knowledge and meaning making. Eight Chinese international
students who were in the senior year of their undergraduate
studies were selected to participate in in-depth,
semi-structured interviews. The research shows that social
constructionism provides new perspectives for
cross-cultural studies by revealing multiple truths and
interrelated contingencies involved in examining career
related issues and exploring cross-cultural differences.
The study has implications for career counselling and
higher education.