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Needs For Guidance And Counselling Services In Primary Schools As Perceived By Primary School Teachers
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CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
The aim of this research work is to find out the need for guidance and counselling services in primary school, as perceived by primary school teacher in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. This chapter described the procedures of the conduct of the study which include the design of the study, sample and sampling procedure, instrumentation with it validity reliability, the administration and scoring of the instrument as well as the method of analysis.
Research Design
The research design that will be adopted for this study is the survey method. This method which, according to Ndu (1990), reports things as they are without imposing control over the situation is considered appropriate for this study. The method can be used to asses attitudes, opinions, procedure, and demographic information and the denature collected through direct observation of real simulated phenomena (Daramola 1991). It is clear that descriptive survey method suitable for this study since it is an evaluative study of the need for guidance and counselling service in Primary School in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State.
Sample and Sampling Procedure
The target population for this study consisted of all teacher in primary schools in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. Twenty teachers (respondents) were selected from ten schools. The sample were selected from the following schools:
- Ansarul-li-Islam Primary School, Okekere.
- Adeta Primary School, Adeta
- Ansaru-deen Primary School, Kuntu
- Pakata Primary School, Pakata
- Ald-Yarudeen Primary School, Isale Balode
- Hiwanudeen Primary School, Oju-odo, Kuntu
- Alore Primary School, Oke-Apomu
- Oke-Ebo Primary School, Oke-Ebo
- Barakat Community Primary School, Itamoh
- Al-Adabiyah Primary School, Alore
A total of two hundred (200) teachers in the above school primary schools were used. Thus, the researcher employed purposive random sampling technique.
According to Adewumi (1988), purposive random sampling technique is a sampling procedure whereby samples are selected arbitrarily because there is a good evidence that it is a good representative of the problem.
Instrumentation
The instrument that was used in collecting the data for this study is questionnaire. The questionnaire that was used for this study is titled “Need for guidance and counselling service questionnaire (NGCSQ). It is made up of twenty items, psychological and vocational needs.
It was development by researcher, based on his wealth of experience in the primary school system. Relevant literature was also reviewed to obtain useful information. This questionnaire is designed in such a way that respondents are only regarding to read giving statements and respond to them freely by ticking the appropriate columns using the following four. Likert type scale:
SA = Strongly Agree
A = Agree
D = Disagree
SD = Strongly Disagree
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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 ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]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 ... 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 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---
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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---