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| Sociodemographic Change & Wellbeing |
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| * Policy Research @ HKIAPS member |
On Youth
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A longitudinal study of adolescents in Hong Kong (HKLSA)
Investigators: Esther S. C. Ho* (PI) & Stephen W. K. Chiu
Funding sources: General Research Fund (GRF) & Research Grants Council (RGC) |
A longitudinal study of adolescents in Hong Kong (HKLSA) is the first research project of its kind in Hong Kong for tracing the patterns of transition of adolescents from the ages of 15 to 25. It is conducted in four phases: (1) the senior secondary years from the ages of 15 to 18; (2) the 1st to 2nd post-secondary years from ages 18 to 19; (3) the 3rd to 4th post-secondary years from ages 20 to 21; and (4) the 5th to 7th post-secondary years from ages 22 to 25. The participants are students who participated in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 at age 15. They were born around the time of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, when major education reforms were launched, which adds to the historic significance of this ten-year longitudinal project.
Prof. Esther S. C. Ho and her research team examined the choice made by students of which higher education institution in Hong Kong to attend. Hong Kong’s higher education system has undergone huge expansion and greater differentiation since 2000. Drawing on semi-structured interview data from the HKLSA and with a detailed classification of the higher education institutions attended by Hong Kong students and of their transition pathways, it was found that the concept of the “institutional habitus” of higher education institutions has manifested itself in three forms: infrastructure, prestige, and culture; and that these have shaped the higher education decisions of students from different socio-economic backgrounds. Moreover, the students’ educational choices reflect an alignment between the habitus of the institution and that of the individual.
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Young people’s perceptions of the future: A comparison of Hong Kong and Beijing
Investigators: Anthony Y. H. Fung* (PI), Victor Zheng*, & Kevin T. W. Wong (Hong Kong team)
Collaborator: National Institute of Social Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Funding source: Policy Research @ HKIAPS, CUHK |
The aim of this project is to understand, investigate, and compare the perceptions of young people in Hong Kong and Beijing about their future. A city-wide survey will be conducted simultaneously in Hong Kong and Beijing in 2020, in which a common questionnaire will be used to interview young people between the ages of 15 and 34. Sub-themes of the research will include young people’s self-image, confidence in the society, subjective well-being, career planning, as well as education and job inspiration. This research will shed new light and understanding on the lives of young people and the challenges that they face living in highly globalized metropolitan cities in a borderless world with sophisticated technology.
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