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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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Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of primary school teachers in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State as regards the needs for guidance and counselling services in primary schools. The study will also investigate the influence of gender, educational qualification, religion and teaching experience in respondents’ perception of the needs for guidance and counselling in primary schools.
Significance of the Study
The successful completion of this study will be of greater importance to different people in the society as well as to the nation as a whole. This study is therefore very important as it will enable teachers of primary schools to understand better and acquire more information about guidance and counselling services available for primary schools.
Also, it will help the pupils and parents to realize that all hopes are not lost on the inability of their children and the society at large will also realty benefit from this study. The society will also be educated about the usefulness of guidance and counselling service and thereby encourage them to join hands together with the teachers, helping the pupils achieve better ends in their life.
The findings of this study will enables learners as well as curriculum developers to see the need area in various primary school especially the provision of more guidance service. Also, the study will encourage the government to put more efforts in ensuring the successful implementation of the 9 – 3 – 4 system of education from the grass root.
Operational Definition of Terms
The following terms have been operationally defined for the study:
Counselling: Counselling is a helping relationship between a professionally trained and competent counselor and an individual seeking help with personal concern(s).
Guidance: This is a process development in nature by which an individual is assisted to understand him or herself and his or her world.
Guidance and Counselling Services: - These are professional aids given to individuals and small groups on dealing with common personal educational and vocational needs and problems.
Need: A need is a condition on within an individual that energies and disposes the individuals towards certain kinds of behaviour.
Primary School: This refers to the educational institution for children aged normally between 6 to 11 or 12 years.
Scope of the Study
In order to attain the objective of this study on extensive work is expected to be done to cover the whole of Nigeria but due to the limitations posing against the researcher, such as extensive work cannot be done. Therefore, this study covered Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State and a total of 200 respondents will be involved in the study. The variables to be covered are gender, educational qualification, religion and year 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---
