Developing Individual Guidance Program on Affective Self-awareness in Leisure for Junior High School Students

Abstract

Developing Individual Guidance Program on Affective Self-awareness in Leisure for Junior High School StudentsHsueh-pei ChouAbstractThis study was chiefly to explore the different dimensions of affective self-awareness in leisure and then to design an individual guidance program for junior high school students.The study used Focus interview method and Questionnaire investigation method and found seven dimensions of affective self-awareness in leisure. The theory of counseling interview on the processes of helping clients to be aware was Carl R. Rogers''s person-centered therapy method. Based on the dimensions found, the individual guidance program was designed by applying Tinsley & Tinsley''s holistic mode of leisure counseling created by the techniques of person-centered therapy, and the approach of leisure lifestyle awareness suggested by McDowell.To initially implement the individual guidance program, the researcher helped the client to complete nine activities, including leisure satisfaction、leisure feelings、external influence、leisure interest、leisure attitudes、leisure motivation and leisure constrains from seven dimensions. A school counselor was the supervisor in monitoring and evaluating the program. Generally speaking, the processes and the outcome of applying the program were going very smoothly and further suggestion was provided for deviated students and group counseling.Keywords：leisure education、leisure counseling、person-centered therapyfocus interview、questionnaire investigation

Date of Award	2000
Original language	English
Supervisor	Wei-Ming Luh (Supervisor)