Undergraduate Students Concerns and Gender Preferences for Counselors
CHAPTER ONE
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The major aim of this study is to access the undergraduate Students’ concerns and gender preferences for counselors. The specific objectives are;
- To determine students’ perceptions about the role of guidance and counseling services in the University of Jos.
- To determine Students’ gender preferences for guidance and counseling officers.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
The terms ‘guidance’ and ‘counseling’ have been used either individually or synonymously by various scholars. As a result, many text interchangeably used the term guidance for counseling and counseling for guidance the general consensus among the specialists is that guidance is a family name for all the helping services within the general educational and community services.
Guidance and counseling is an important educational tool in shaping the orientation in a child from negative ideas that is planted in the child by his/her peers. Hence the need school for the counselor to assist the child in moulding their future through counseling therapy. The school counselor is seen as a role model and highly respected by students. The counselors by their training are expected to be friends with the school child, listen to the child’s complains, short comings and proffer guidance to the child in a quest of moulding the child in the right part to take in their life pursuit. Egbo (2013) stated that “the total development of a child can only take place in an environment conducive for teaching and learning”. It is in realization of the above that all educational services which can promote teaching and learning in schools are given prominent attention by educational planners.
CONCEPTUAL REVIEW
Guidance is common language involves personal help given by someone; it is designed to assist a person to decide where he wants to go; what he wants to do, or how he can best accomplish his purpose; it assist him to solve problems that arise in his life. Stone, (1981) saw guidance as the process of helping in individual, himself and his world. Oladele (1987) also saw guidance aiming and aiding recipient to grow in his independence and ability to be responsible for him.
Counseling on the other hand, has been defined by Makinde (1987) as a services designed to help an individual analyze himself by something missing capabilities achievements, interest and mode of adjustment towards what new decision he has made or taken.
Ipaye (1983) saw counseling as a method of helping the individual utilize his or her psychological resources by focusing on that individual positive strength for development and by concentrating on the individual personality behavior and emotional asset that could be mobilize.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction
In this chapter, we would describe how the study was carried out.
Research design
This study is a survey which utilized quantitative approaches. It examined in detail Undergraduate students concerns and gender preferences for counselors.
Descriptive studies of the survey nature are used not only for the purpose of description but also for the determination of relationships between variables at the time of study (Babbie, 1973). The survey design was chosen in this case because it enabled the study to cover a larger area thus the findings are applicable to a large area.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
INTRODUCTION
It is important to reiterate that the objective of this study was to investigate Undergraduate Students concerns and gender preferences for counselors.
SUMMARY
This study aimed at having an overview of Undergraduate Students concerns and gender preferences for counselors. The study opened with chapter one where the statement of the problem was clearly defined. The study objectives and research hypotheses were defined and formulated respectively. The study reviewed related and relevant literatures. The chapter two gave the conceptual framework, empirical and theoretical studies. The third chapter described the methodology employed by the researcher in collecting both the primary and the secondary data. The research method employed here is the descriptive survey method. The study analyzed and presented the data collected in tables while the fifth chapter gives the study summary and conclusion.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMEDATIONS
In this study we found out that majority of students had a positive perception about guidance and counseling services in the institution and that majority of students had a preference for female counselors (41.3%) more than their Male counterparts (31.7) while 27% agreed that either of the two is ok by them.
Though students had a positive evaluation and appreciation of the role of guidance and counseling services offered in their institution and the ability of the counselors to discharge these services, it did not translate into demand for help seeking. Students’ concern and gender preference was developed from information accessed independently in school.
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