Counselling referral for university students: A phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective

This small-scale pilot study analysed the input of two university teachers regarding their approaches, attitudes and understanding regarding counselling referrals for students in a university setting in Singapore. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Using interpretative phenomeno...

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Main Authors: NG, Poh Yaip Steven, CHUNG, Yee Lin Ada
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-41022021-11-16T08:45:27Z Counselling referral for university students: A phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective NG, Poh Yaip Steven CHUNG, Yee Lin Ada This small-scale pilot study analysed the input of two university teachers regarding their approaches, attitudes and understanding regarding counselling referrals for students in a university setting in Singapore. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, four main categories of themes were defined from the findings: referral procedures, challenges/difficulties, support and awareness. The academic teaching staff has an important role in the holistic development of students by helping them obtain counselling referrals. The key issues raised are outlined for consideration by policymakers, academic teaching staff and practitioners both within and outside of Singapore. The findings are discussed, including future research possibilities and recommendations to improve the referral process initiated by university staff in higher education. 2019-09-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2845 info:doi/10.1080/03069885.2019.1621985 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4102/viewcontent/Counselling_referral_for_university_students__MWKLSWC_DOS__afv.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Referral higher education student academic staff perspectives counselling Singapore Asian Studies Counseling Student Counseling and Personnel Services
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
continent Asia
country Singapore
Singapore
content_provider SMU Libraries
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language English
topic Referral
higher education
student
academic staff perspectives
counselling
Singapore
Asian Studies
Counseling
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
spellingShingle Referral
higher education
student
academic staff perspectives
counselling
Singapore
Asian Studies
Counseling
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
NG, Poh Yaip Steven
CHUNG, Yee Lin Ada
Counselling referral for university students: A phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective
description This small-scale pilot study analysed the input of two university teachers regarding their approaches, attitudes and understanding regarding counselling referrals for students in a university setting in Singapore. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, four main categories of themes were defined from the findings: referral procedures, challenges/difficulties, support and awareness. The academic teaching staff has an important role in the holistic development of students by helping them obtain counselling referrals. The key issues raised are outlined for consideration by policymakers, academic teaching staff and practitioners both within and outside of Singapore. The findings are discussed, including future research possibilities and recommendations to improve the referral process initiated by university staff in higher education.
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author NG, Poh Yaip Steven
CHUNG, Yee Lin Ada
author_facet NG, Poh Yaip Steven
CHUNG, Yee Lin Ada
author_sort NG, Poh Yaip Steven
title Counselling referral for university students: A phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective
title_short Counselling referral for university students: A phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective
title_full Counselling referral for university students: A phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective
title_fullStr Counselling referral for university students: A phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective
title_full_unstemmed Counselling referral for university students: A phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective
title_sort counselling referral for university students: a phenomenological study from the teachers’ perspective
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2019
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2845
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4102/viewcontent/Counselling_referral_for_university_students__MWKLSWC_DOS__afv.pdf
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