Peer counselling in higher education : participants' experiences of a programme in Hong Kong

Yim, SWJ

Peer counselling in higher education : participants' experiences of a programme in Hong Kong

Yim, SWJ

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dc.contributor.author	Yim, SWJ
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-26T22:22:38Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-26T22:22:38Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33901
dc.description	University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	According to Conger ( 1991 ), peers play an important role in the psychological and social development of adolescents. This study focused on exploring participants' perceptions and experiences of joining a peer counselling programme, which was preceded by training, and implemented for twelve months in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The research methodology utilised was a qualitative case study of 30 peer counsellors and 16 counselees who comprised the research cohort and who provided data in in-depth focus group interviews. Descriptive analysis was employed throughout the study, which analysed counselees and peer counsellors as separate groups. The general importance of peer counselling, the training programme, the perceived peer counsellor role and the characteristics of the ideal peer counsellor were explored to provide a holistic view of the programme. The process of interaction, the "what" and "how" phenomena of the peer cou nselling serv ices, was investigated among both peer counse llors and counselees in the study. The findings indicated that both peer counsellors and counselees had known about the existence of the Peer Counselling Training Programme. All ftrst year counselees perceived peer counsellors' roles to be paramount. As a group they desired their ideal peer counsellors to be helpful, caring, approachable, kind and patient. The first year counselees perceived peer counsellors as their sharing partners and role models. Results showed that the Peer Counselling Training Programme also had an impact on the personal and professional development of the peer counsellors . The findings of the study confirmed that peer counselling had effects which were significant and beneficial for all participants, both the peer counsellors and those being counselled. In light of the findings , implications of peer counselling for Hong Kong tertiary institutions, recommendations, significance of the present study as well as its limitations are discussed.	en_US
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dc.rights	© 2011 Jennifer Yim Shui Wa
dc.title	Peer counselling in higher education : participants' experiences of a programme in Hong Kong	en_US
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Abstract:

According to Conger ( 1991 ), peers play an important role in the psychological and social development of adolescents. This study focused on exploring participants' perceptions and experiences of joining a peer counselling programme, which was preceded by training, and implemented for twelve months in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The research methodology utilised was a qualitative case study of 30 peer counsellors and 16 counselees who comprised the research cohort and who provided data in in-depth focus group interviews. Descriptive analysis was employed throughout the study, which analysed counselees and peer counsellors as separate groups. The general importance of peer counselling, the training programme, the perceived peer counsellor role and the characteristics of the ideal peer counsellor were explored to provide a holistic view of the programme. The process of interaction, the "what" and "how" phenomena of the peer cou nselling serv ices, was investigated among both peer counse llors and counselees in the study. The findings indicated that both peer counsellors and counselees had known about the existence of the Peer Counselling Training Programme. All ftrst year counselees perceived peer counsellors' roles to be paramount. As a group they desired their ideal peer counsellors to be helpful, caring, approachable, kind and patient. The first year counselees perceived peer counsellors as their sharing partners and role models. Results showed that the Peer Counselling Training Programme also had an impact on the personal and professional development of the peer counsellors . The findings of the study confirmed that peer counselling had effects which were significant and beneficial for all participants, both the peer counsellors and those being counselled. In light of the findings , implications of peer counselling for Hong Kong tertiary institutions, recommendations, significance of the present study as well as its limitations are discussed.

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