WELCOME TO THE CHECS


AIM AND OBJECTIVES:

     The Cooperative Higher Education and Career Studies (CHECS)
consists of a team of researchers working on student development
and career studies in higher education. The CHECS running under the
GOPHER in the Internet is a central clearing house aims at
promoting mutual understanding and facilitating discussion among
researchers and practitioners on various issues of higher education
and career development in the Asia-Pacific region.

     The four objectives of the CHECS are as follows:

(1) To develop a database of literature on student development from
both Western and Eastern perspectives.

(2) To provide a discussion forum, both locally and
internationally, for promoting the exchange of experience among
researchers and practitioners.

(3) To establish a career information and guidance network with
up-to-date information at local, regional and international levels.

(4) To develop a region-specific higher education network which
paves the way for comparative studies involving interested tertiary
educational institutions, professional associations and
governmental agencies.

     Although this gopher is limited on available information
during the preliminary preparation stage, we realise that it is
important to make it available in order to solicit your comments and
suggestions. We expect that the available information of this
gopher will increase during the coming months.              

Fall, 1994

     Please direct all comments and suggestions to:

Dr. William Y. Wu                         
CHECS Coordinator                         
Faculty of Social Sciences                
Hong Kong Baptist University
224 Waterloo Road
Kowloon 
HONG KONG
e-mail: CHECS@CTSC.HKBU.EDU.HK
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