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Needs For Guidance And Counselling Services In Primary Schools As Perceived By Primary School Teachers
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN METROPOLIS]
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Statement of the Problem
The primary school children face many developmental problems which hinder their intellectual physical, social, emotional, moral and vocational development. Guidance and counselling in the elementary school is an emerging field in the world, report according to Hoose et al (1983) revealed that the United State of America witness a remarkable growth elementary school counselling in the decade of 1960 to 1970. A few surveys conducted by Hoose, Pietrofesa and Carlson (1983) and Hoose and Carlson (1981 – 1982) revealed a phenomenal increase in the primary school counsellor size. According to the study, the number was 6041 for 1968 – 1969 period and 7982 for 1981 – 81 periods. This substantial growth suggests the recognition in United States of America of elementary school guidance and Counselling as a permanent part of elementary school education.
The study may be the same in other parts of Europe. In contrast, the picture of elementary school counselling in Nigeria is dismal. This is not surprising since secondary school counselling itself it not yet properly rooted in the Nigeria education system barely taking off. This not withstanding primary school counselling in Nigeria has to be given the recognition it deserve, this is because most future unhappiness of adults are rooted in their needs were created for and their concerns solved in their early educational period. (Odomelan 1991). Since maladaptive behaviours and problems originate in the primary schools, primary school guidance and counselling needs to be explored, developed, applied and implemented in Nigeria primary school.
Consequently, counsellors can also be able to work in the primary schools by virtue of their provisional training. This study is to investigate the perception of primary schools teachers in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State on needs for guidance and counselling services.
Research Questions
1. What are the needs for guidance and counselling services in primary schools as perceived by primary school teacher?
2. Is there any difference in the need for guidance and counselling services in primary school as perceived by primary school teachers based on respondents’ gender?
3. Is there any difference in the need for guidance and counselling services in primary school as perceived by primary school teachers based on respondents’ educational qualification?
4. Is there any difference in the need for guidance and counselling services in primary school as perceived by primary school teachers based on respondents’ religion?
5. Is there any difference in the need for guidance and counselling services in primary school as perceived by primary school teachers based on respondents’ teaching experience?
Research Hypotheses
The following null hypotheses are generated for testing based on the research questions.
1. There is no significant difference between the perception of male and female primary school teachers on the needs for guidance and counselling services in primary school.
2. There is no significant difference among primary school teachers in their perception of the needs for guidance and counselling service in primary schools based on their educational qualification.
3. There is no significant difference between the perception of Muslim and Christian primary school teacher on the needs for guidance and counselling services in primary school.
4. There is no significant difference among the primary school teachers in their perceptions of the need for guidance and counselling services in primary schools based on their years of teaching experience.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to conduct research into “the needs for guidance and counseling services in primary schools as perceived by primary school teacher in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire four types of questionnaire were designed. Type one is there any difference in the need for guidance and counseling service in primary school as perceived by primary school teachers based on respondents gender? Is th ... Continue reading---
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LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Distribution of the respondents based on Gender Table 2: Distribution of the respondent based on religion Table 3: Distribution of respondents based on educational qualification Table 4: Distribution of respondents based on teaching experience Table 5: Means, standard deviation and t-value on respondents’ perception of the need for guidance and counselling in primary school based on gender Table 6: Mean, standard deviatio ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Tables Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Statement of the Problem Research Questions Research Hypotheses Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Operational Definition of Terms Scope of the Study CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREIntroduction Concept of Guidance and Counselling Historical Perspective of Guidance and ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]However, guidance and counselling as a discipline started in the United State of America (USA) where frank person organized the Boston Vocational Bures from 1985. The bureau had the dual function of providing vocational assistance to young people and the training of teacher to serve as vocational counsellor. Another notable contributor to the guidance and movement was Jessie B. Davis. Davis (19440 had applied the process of career choice outlined by person to locate himself in the teaching profe ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Validity of the Instrument The validity of an instrument is usually concerned with the question of whether or not it measures what it purposed to measure Adewumi (1988) stated that an instrument is valid when it measures truly and accurately the quantity and ability it expected to measure. In order to ensure validity of the instrument used for this study Need for guidance and Counselling services questionnaire (NGCSQ), it was to given to four experts in the Department of Counsellor Educat ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Hypothesis ThreeThere is no significant difference between the perception of Christian and Muslim Primary School teacher on the needs for guidance and counselling services in primary schools. The result on table 7 reveals that a calculated f-ratio of 0.48 is less than critical f-ratio of 3.00. Since the calculated f-value is less than the critical f-value hypothesis three, which states that there is no significant difference between the perception of Christian and Muslim respondents on the needs ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Conclusion Based on the findings for this study that presented in the previous chapter and the discussion in this chapter the following conclusions could be drawn from the study: Guidance and Counselling services are needed most at the primary school level to perform effectively in schools. Genders of the primary teachers do not affair their perception on the need for guidance and Counselling services in primary schools. Educational qualifications obtained by ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAdewumi, J.A. (1988). Introduction to educational research and techniques. Ilorin: Gbenle Press.Akinyele, J.A. (1999). Counselling strategies for handling children’s problems. Lagos: Multifum Ltd PublishersAnagbogu, M.A. (1988). Foundation of guidance and counselling. Enugu: Ikenga PublishersAremu, I.K. (2005). Need for guidance and counselling services as perceived by primary school teacher in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. An unpublished M.Ed project, University of ... Continue reading---
