• Students’ Perception Of The Role Of School Counselors In The Choice Of A Career

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    • This research work is based on students’ perception of the role of school counselor in the choice of a career using Esan West local Government Area of Edo state. The study concentrated on the different roles counselor plays in secondary schools, perceptions of students at the junior and senior secondary levels on the role of counselors, importance of career counseling in schools as well as the need for counselors in secondary schools.
      The findings show that the perception of students of the role of school counselors is positive. This prove that the secondary school students in Esan West local Government Area of Edo State have positive perceptions of the role of school counselors in their choice of a career, which clearly shows the need for more professional counselors in our public schools.
      Some recommendations were made such as creating counseling units in secondary schools, recruiting more professional counselors in schools as well as organizing career day/week for students and ways to include career guidance into the secondary school programs.

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYThe field of school based guidance and counseling programs have been designed to help students gain career awareness within the educational system. Over the years the field has been confronted with great challenges that make it more difficult to provide students with strong career guidance. Guidance professional in many public schools are often assigned large work loads. The average US students\counselor ratio is 479 to 1and it ... Continue reading---