ABSTRACT: This research assessed guidance and counseling service in Abubakar Gumi College, Sabo Kaduna. Efforts were made to assess the conditions the quality of the available counselors and awareness created in the students. The results showed that the Guidance Counselor, through qualified, is not efficient and adequate. The guidance programme is poor organized with no facilities such as guidance counseling offices, large enough for group counseling libraries, computers, and shelves etc. students also do not show any interest in the programme since their interests were not aroused. All of these shortcomings have contributed to student’s poor academic performance in both internal and external examination.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
Background of the study - - - - - - - 1
Purpose of the study - - - - - - - 2
Significance of the study - - - - - - - 3
Research Questions - - - - - - - - 5
Scope and Delimitation of the study - - - - 5
CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review
Introduction - - - - - - - - - 7
Concept of guidance and counseling - - - - 8
Disparity between Guidance and counseling - - - 13
Brief History and development of guidance and
In Nigeria Counseling - - - - - - - 16
Review of Guidance Practice of the National
Policy on Education - - - - - - - - 18
Need for guidance and counseling in Nigeria school - 21
The school guidance service - - - - - - 27
Problems militating against effective guidance - - 33
Strategies for improvement of Guidance counseling - 38
Previous research findings on guidance counseling - - 40
Summary of the chapter - - - - - - - 42
CHAPTER THREE: Research Methodology
Introduction - - - - - - - - - 43
Research design - - - - - - - - 43
Area of the study - - - - - - - - 43
Population of the study - - - - - - - 44
Sample and sampling procedure - - - - - 44
Instrument for data collection - - - - - - 45
Instrument for Data Analysis - - - - - - - 46
Validity and Reliability of instrument - - - - 46
CHAPTER FOUR: Data Presentation & Analysis
Introduction - - - - - - - - - 47
Summary of Data - - - - - - - - 47
Presentation and Analysis of Data - - - - - 48
Discussion of Results - - - - - - - 53
CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion, Recommendation and Suggestion
Introduction - - - - - - - - 57
Restatement of the problem - - - - - - 57
Summary of procedure - - - - - - -
Major finding - - - - - - - - 58
Discussion and findings - - - - - - - 59
Summary and Conclusion to the chapter - - - - 63
Recommendation - - - - - - - - 64
Recommendation for further study- - - - - - 65
Reference - - - - - - - - 66
Questionnaire - - - - - - - - 69
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
It has been very glaring that Guidance and Counseling has been lacking in our educational system, until recently, this discipline has been grossly omitted in the system. Due to the absence of career guidance, many students have not got the proper skill to function effectively in the world of work. A good number of students have not been able to examine their potentialities and attempt to find career that will bring them job satisfaction; this may be attributed to either not Listening to a guidance counsel or not receiving counsel at all. It is therefore imperative to expose out students to various methods or ways of choosing the right career, this cannot be over emphasized. It has been discovered that most schools do not have a functional guidance and counseling rather what exist is a miniature office occupied by teaching staff who offers skeletal guidance occasionally to students a wall as still teach his/her complete weekly periods, hence not having time for the guidance and counseling services.
In view of this schools are encouraged to have a solid and functional guidance and counseling programme being headed bya qualified counselor to meet the individual needs of the students.
Abubakar Gumi College, Kaduna is situated in the South of Kaduna in Chikun Local Government within Sabo Locality.
The school is fairly a large one with a population of approximately two thousand, eight hundred students hence, it obviously needs the services of more than one qualified guidance counselor, to meet the guidance needs of the students. As a staff of the school. I do agree that there exist a guidance counselor but of course this study will determine if it is continuously functional, how qualified and adequate the personnel is.
Purpose of the Study
The research is designed to examine and avert the various problems associated with students studying courses that find no relevance to our society, hence the need to enquire whether the students had no form of guidance while in secondary school. Specifically, this study.
Significance of the Study
The national Policy on Education advocated for the implementation of guidance and counseling programmes in schools’ curricula. However, since this implementation one will expect the level of discipline in our schools to rise, rather there seem to be a current upsurge in the acts of indiscipline, riots and poor academic results. It had become increasingly difficult to control large schools which Abubakar Gumi College, Kaduna is one of such.
This study, therefore, intends to look into the functionability of guidance services, the challenges involved and how it can be improved. It is expected
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