Heterosexism in school: The counselling experience of Chinese tongzhi students in Hong Kong

The study is part of a larger project involving a phenomenological inquiry into the lived experiences of tongzhi students in Hong Kong public schools. The research question of this article focuses on the counselling experiences of nine Chinese lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning/queer (LGBQ) stud...

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Main Authors: Kwok, D., Winter, Sam, Yuen, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54665
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description The study is part of a larger project involving a phenomenological inquiry into the lived experiences of tongzhi students in Hong Kong public schools. The research question of this article focuses on the counselling experiences of nine Chinese lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning/queer (LGBQ) students aged 14-18 in Hong Kong Chinese secondary schools. We conducted qualitative data analyses via a software package for data coding and data reduction. Four themes emerged: Feeling fearful: judging my sexuality; Feeling disengaged: omitting my sexuality; Feeling alienated: pathologising my sexuality; Feeling supported: making an effort to understand my sexuality. The findings from the present study inform the development of school counselling within Chinese societies by generating recommendations about counsellors' professional codes of ethics, counsellor training and practice.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-546652017-09-13T16:11:35Z Heterosexism in school: The counselling experience of Chinese tongzhi students in Hong Kong Kwok, D. Winter, Sam Yuen, M. The study is part of a larger project involving a phenomenological inquiry into the lived experiences of tongzhi students in Hong Kong public schools. The research question of this article focuses on the counselling experiences of nine Chinese lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning/queer (LGBQ) students aged 14-18 in Hong Kong Chinese secondary schools. We conducted qualitative data analyses via a software package for data coding and data reduction. Four themes emerged: Feeling fearful: judging my sexuality; Feeling disengaged: omitting my sexuality; Feeling alienated: pathologising my sexuality; Feeling supported: making an effort to understand my sexuality. The findings from the present study inform the development of school counselling within Chinese societies by generating recommendations about counsellors' professional codes of ethics, counsellor training and practice. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54665 10.1080/03069885.2012.718735 restricted
spellingShingle Kwok, D.
Winter, Sam
Yuen, M.
Heterosexism in school: The counselling experience of Chinese tongzhi students in Hong Kong
title Heterosexism in school: The counselling experience of Chinese tongzhi students in Hong Kong
title_full Heterosexism in school: The counselling experience of Chinese tongzhi students in Hong Kong
title_fullStr Heterosexism in school: The counselling experience of Chinese tongzhi students in Hong Kong
title_full_unstemmed Heterosexism in school: The counselling experience of Chinese tongzhi students in Hong Kong
title_short Heterosexism in school: The counselling experience of Chinese tongzhi students in Hong Kong
title_sort heterosexism in school: the counselling experience of chinese tongzhi students in hong kong
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54665