THE IMPACT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS


THE IMPACT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

ABSTRACT

The research topic on: “the impact of guidance and counseling services in some selected secondary schools. The aim of guidance and counseling services in secondary schools is to assist students to understand themselves, their problems and to be able to solve these problems without difficulties. Questionnaires were distributed and collected from respondents, the data and information collected were analyzed. Findings from the research showed that: The impact of guidance and counseling services in some selected secondary schools in the Doka area.

1.    The problems affecting guidance and counseling services in the schools.

2.    The attitudes of students towards guidance counselors.

3.    The attitudes of parents towards their children’s career choices

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title of Research

Approval Page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

1.1   Introduction                                                                     1

1.2   Statement of the Problem                                               

1.3   Significance of the Study                                                

1.4   Delimitation                                                                    

1.5   Definition of Terms                                                         

1.6   Hypothesis      

CHAPTER TWO

2.0   Literature Review                                                            

2.1   Definition of Science 

CHAPTER THREE

3.0   Research Methodology                                                     21

3.1   The Design                                                                      

3.2   The Sample                                                                     

3.3   The Instrument                                                                       

3.4   Data Collection                                                                       

3.5   Analysis of Data                                                              

3.6   Validity of Instrument   

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1   Data Analysis                                                                  

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1   Summary                                                                        

5.2   Conclusion                                                                     

5.3   Recommendations                                                          

References     

CHAPTER ONE

1.1    BACKGROUND

OF THE STUDY   

Formal guidance began in Nigeria towards the end of 1959. Guidance and counseling service was introduced in Kaduna state in 1983 following the directives from the federal ministry of education quoted in the new national policy on education.

The primary objective of guidance and counseling in secondary school is to assist students in choosing a career; selection of subjective, proper placement, and good study habits. The researcher has noticed that student’s behaviors such as poop combination of subjects, lack of seriousness in studies, and drug abuse may lead to inappropriate choice of career. Due to these problems, there should be a proper orientation on guidance and counseling to the junior secondary school (JSSIII) and senior secondary (SSI) students.

The aim of this study is to find out if guidance and counseling service are yielding any impact on the student's behavior.

Over the years, many researchers and authors including professional bodies, world organizations, and government agencies have spoken on the need for guidance and counseling service in schools.

Oladele (1987), Kalu (1992), Umom (1998), Abdulkareem (2001), Dikko (2001), Ekoji, and Ekoja (2001) pinpointed the place and importance of guidance programmes in the Nigeria school system.

The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) Dr. Nuhu A. Yakabu sometime ago stated that: “there should be a provision of guidance and counseling in secondary school level.

Yakubu (2002) opined that “every post-primary school should have a guidance and counseling department which should organize career talks from time to time at which distinguished professional would be invited as resource persons”.

The united nations organization (UNO) had accepted the observation of the united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization’s (UNESCO) report on the need for organized guidance services at the secondary school level which states that: “African governments should perhaps consider providing more defined guidance for secondary school pupils in the light of their economic, social and cultural needs. Stronger guidance than in Europe will more reasonable in Africa because many families are scarcely capable of reaching well-informed decisions and about the future of their children”. UNESCO 1962.

1.2    STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The aim of guidance and counseling services in secondary schools is to assist students to understand themselves, their problems and to be able to solve these problems without difficulties.

An observation has been made by the researcher that in spite of the guidance and counseling in secondary schools in the Doka area some students still drop out of school and some have a nonchalant attitude toward their studies; others engage in drug abuse and juvenile delinquencies. This has been a major concern to the researcher and hence the decision to write this project so as to find out if really guidance and counseling services have the mush desired and expected impacts on the students.

1.3    PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of the study is to identify:

1.    The impact of guidance and counseling services in some selected secondary schools in the Doka area.

2.    The problems affecting guidance and counseling services in the schools.

3.    The attitudes of students towards guidance counselors.

4.    The attitudes of parents towards their children’s career choices

1.4     RESEARCH QUESTION

The following research question will guide this study:

1.    Does the socio-economic background of parents at times make some parents impose pressure on their wards early in life in terms of career choice?

2.    Do peer groups have any influence on students towards nonchalant attitude to studies?

3.    what is the relationship between the students and the guidance and counseling teacher?

4.    what is the degree of students' exposure to guidance and counseling services in some selected schools in the Doka area?

1.5    THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Just like in the case of a bread baker who must follow some steps in baking bread, so is the case of a counselor who must follow a process in order to solve the problem of a client.

By going through the works of authors such as Nwoje (1987), Peterson and Nisenholz (1991), and Okobiah (1992), there seem to be similarities and differences in their opinions. The counseling process according to Okobiah has four stages which are as follow:

1.    Interviewing Stage: This stage is also known as the familiarization, orientation, or introductory stage. The counselor and the client meet for the first time. The counselor inquires about the client’s name, class, parents, friends, progress in school, and his mission to the counselor’s office.

2.    Working Stage: This is the stage the counselor fully engages the client in a discussion about what to do and how it will be done concerning the problem of the client. Here the counselor uses different techniques to diagnose the problem.

3.    Terminator Stage: This means bringing an end to the counseling relationship between the counselor and the client. The termination could be due to the following reasons: counseling goals have been achieved uncooperative attitude from the client, the client may decide not to continue, referral to an expert or death of counselor or client.

4.    The fourth stage is the follow-up stage. This is the stage the counselor will want to know what is happening to the client after termination.

These stages in the theoretical framework are relevant to the work at hand because they will help the researcher to know how the counselor will draw out the problem from the client and the kind of solution he will proffer.

1.6     SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY

This study is most significant to students, teachers, parents and the society at large as its importance can not be overemphasized. Students will benefit from this study if guidance and counseling teacher actually play their role by helping in understanding their personal social and academic problems and how to go about solving them.

The aim of formal education is to shape the behaviour of an individual.

That is bringing about some desirable changes in the student's behaviours.

Teachers will benefit from the study if the government will play its role in funding guidance and counseling programme and administrators properly manage the money. This incentive would boost the teacher’s morale and they will produce quality students through effective teaching and counseling.

Parents and society at large will benefit because they will produce competent and responsible individuals.

This study will help in making students have good subject combination and help to fulfill their career. The rate of drug abuse and addiction among students will be reduced because the negative impact of it will be pointed out to them; at the end of which families and the society at large will have fulfilled citizens.

1.7    DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This study intends to investigate critically the impact of guidance and counseling services in some selected secondary schools in the Doka area. These schools are Rimi College, Sardauna Memorial College, Maimuna Gwarzo Secondary School, and Government Girls Secondary School.

The researcher has limited herself to these schools because they are nearer to her and she can not go around all the secondary schools in the Doka area. In addition, she is familiar with most of the students from these schools.

1.8    OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. Ability - the power to do special things. A student is said to have a particular ability when he/she has the power to carry out a related physical or mental action without prior training or education.

2. Counseling -     is an enlightened process whereby people help others by encouraging their growth. That helps to properly understand themselves, their environment, and the problems that are causing a high rate of concern.

3. Counselor -     is an expert in his area of specialization and also has cultivated skills in helping people understand their situation clarity their values and make an informed decision for which they assume responsibilities.

4. Education -    is the process of acquiring knowledge and skill so as to prepare an individual to live happily with himself and others in the society in which he lives.

5. Guidance -     this is the process of helping a client to understand himself and his environment: understanding himself in terms of his interest, needs, fears, anxieties, and general personality. He also understands the environment in terms of rules and regulations that must be obeyed to avoid any punishment.

6. Aptitude -     natural tendency or talent or acquired skill which is assumed to underline and is conducive to an individual capacity to learn and attain a level of achievement in a specific field.

7. Achievement -    performance in school or college in a standardized series of educational tests.

8. Capability -     ability to learn and do something

9. Career -     way of making a living i.e one’s occupation or profession

10. Choice -     a particular thing among several things to be chosen

11. Client -     a student or an individual that gets help from a guidance and counseling teacher.

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