Exploring Hong Kong Chinese guidance teachers' positive beliefs: a focus group study

The author reports the findings on the positive beliefs of guidance teachers for school guidance. Five focus groups, involving 24 secondary school guidance teachers in Hong Kong, were conducted. Five categories on positive beliefs emerged from the data: Care and concern for students, Guidance for educating the whole person, Students' individual needs for growth, Growth and change through the helping process, and Demand for guidance and counselling training. The implications of the findings were discussed from the perspective of implementing a whole school approach through the comprehensive school guidance programme. © 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers.postprin