A Review of Research on the Comprehensive Competence of Chinese University Students’ Counselors

Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v7i2.5142

Jia Shi1, Yan Wan2

1. Student Affairs Office, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, Jiangsu, China
2. School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212000, Jiangsu, China

Abstract

Nowadays, the comprehensive competence of university counselors have a tremendous influence on students’ all-round development. Hence, this paper adopts the literature review method to clarify the current research consensus and disputes by sorting out previous research results in this specific field, so as to identify future directions of progress. Through exploration, this paper finds that although progress has been made in the ability construction of university counselors, further multi-dimensional research is still needed. In the future, more emphasis should be placed on the personalized development of counselors’ competence, the application of new technologies in work practices, and the internationalization of the team. Only by enhancing professional identity, improving the training mechanism, and strengthening policy support, can the core role of counselors in the university education system be fully utilized.

Keywords

university, counselors, comprehensive competence, strategy

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