THE EFFECT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING CENTERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL A CASE OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

          This study is aimed at identifying the possible needs for the establishment of counseling centers in Primary Schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.

          The instrument used for collection of data’s or information in this research is mainly the questionnaire.  The questionnaire was administered to one hundred and twenty respondents selected randomly in Egor Local Government Area.

          To test the validity of the stated hypothesis from their responses it was discovered that many at their respondents are of the opinion that there should be counseling centers in primary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.

          Some findings were also made in this research which will be benefit to the establishment of counseling centers.  This includes the fact that counseling centers will be of great benefit of pupil, teachers, parents government and society in general.

          In conclusion the presence of counseling centers in primary school will help to solve some of the problems facing the teacher’s pupils relationship, discipline moral and the standard of education in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

          It would be of great help to   discuss guidance and counseling and how in how it came into Nigeria. Before taking our mind into the need for the need of counseling center in primary school in Edo state, i will first look into the terms guidance and counseling and could be used separately and may be exchange, although they are not necessary syndromes guidance is an umbrella terms for both guidance and Counselling while Counselling is an essential part of guidance.

          Some authors have claimed that attempt to differentiate between guidance and Counselling have not met with any notice degree of meaning they went further to say that differences between them are artificial and that the term could be interchangeable

          According to Downing (1992) guidance is the assistance given to enable a person gain clarification of the essence of this like.  The essense is a meaningful selfhood freedom individual, dignity equality of opportunities responsible citizenship and worthy activity in work and leisure.

          According to Shertzer and Stone  (1996) sees guidance as a process of helping the individual to understand himself and also come to know that people he interacts with more deeply.  It is also the process of helping individual to discover his vocational social and psychological potentials and likewise development.

          Mertin et al (1995) defined counseling as a process which take place in pone-relationship between as individual faced with problem which he cannot cope with alone, and a professional worker whose training and experience qualify him to assist other to arrive at solution interaction that occurs between two individual that is a counselor and a client or counselee.

THE EFFECT OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING CENTERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL A CASE OF EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE