Coaching Based on the Hope Model to Address Student Success in South Korean Educational Institutions

Abstract

South Korea is one of the highest achieving education countries in the world. However, there are several factors that inhibit South Koreans from realizing their full potential. South Korean students exhibit low scores on a number of learning and success measures, including low satisfaction with education and career prospects, low numbers of positive feelings and high numbers of negative feelings on a range of measures such as, poor family connections and poor social connections. These factors contribute to high depression rates and high rates of suicide among young adults. The depressive states that are common among young South Koreans can be addressed using a Hope Theory based professional coaching intervention to generate and then support more positive feelings about education and personal and professional goals. The combined approach can significantly and positively impact depressive issues and address student confidence, motivation, and learning ability. Thereby, leading to improved metrics on a wide range of life and educational satisfaction indexes.