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The Influence Of Guidance And Counselling Services On Career Choice Of Secondary School Students
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Counselling
is a learning process in which a counsellor helps an individual or
individuals learn, understand themselves and their environment and be in
a position to choose the right type of behaviours that will help them
develop, grow, progress, ascend, mature and step up, educationally,
vocationally and socio personally, (Ebizie, et al., 2016). In other
words, counselling is a transformative process of helping people to
learn all that are to be learnt both in and outside the School. On the
other hand, a career is defined as one’s lifework in order words, career
is ones profession which includes a number of occupation, vocations or
jobs one person engage in during his or her working life (Eremie, et
al., 2018). Career is the course of events that constitute a life, the
sequence of occupations and other life roles which combine express ones
commitment to work in his or her total pattern of self-development.
Umar, et al., (2014), averred that career choice previously was not as
difficult as it is today. There were fewer job opportunities and more
importantly, parents, teachers and religious bodies were aware of the
existing opportunities as well as requirements for entry into them.
Career
counsellors on the other hand do offer a wide range of career related
programmes to students which are aimed at assisting students to plan
their career, make informed decision and choose a career which will land
him or her into the right vocation so as to make students enjoy their
work (Eremie, et al., 2018). The strategic position of counsellors in
secondary schools enables them in assisting to mould the students’
educational, emotional, behavioural and psychological challenges. These
counselling services is done in tandem with other school personnel
(Orewere, 2012). Again Eremie, et al., (2018), posit career guidance and
counselling makes it possible for an individual to see and explore his
or her unlimited endowed options. it is an undeniable fact that the
major service areas of guidance and counselling are, educational
guidance and counselling which assists students in their choices of
career, vocational guidance and counselling which assists the individual
to choose and prepare for an occupation that is compatible with his
interests and aptitudes, and personal and social guidance and
counselling which assists the individual to behave appropriately in
relation to other members of the society (Eremie, et al., 2018). It is
believed that guidance and counselling services in school shall develop,
assess and improve educational programmes; enhance teaching and improve
the competence of the teacher and reduce cost for the children (Ebizie,
et al., 2016). According to Orewere, (2012), for guidance and
counselling to be effective, there must be a series of programmed
activities to help students’ develop a positive attitude towards it.
This enables students with information and guidance with regards to
personal, academic and career option. Hence, guidance and counseling
play a vital role in the career choice of the students.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to examine the influence of guidance and counselling services on career choice of secondary school students using five selected secondary schools in Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State as a case study. Specifically, the study was aimed at examining the effectiveness of guidance and counselling services to students in secondary schools under review; determine the extent to which these services provided affects students ‘choice of career; and explore the fact ... Continue reading---
