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

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 169-182

  Yuen, Mantak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 3543014814     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022987421355     Document Type: Article

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