AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES FOR COUNSELLING AMONG PARA-COUNSELLORS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES FOR COUNSELLING AMONG PARA-COUNSELLORS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
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2016-04
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TATA, Marliyyatu
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This study assessed the Availability and Utilization of Resources for Counselling Among Para Counsellors in Secondary Schools in Bauchi State. The study adopted the survey design. Population of the study consisted of all the Para-counsellors in secondary schools located in Bauchi state numbering 200 (119 public and 81 private schools). The instrument used for data collection is a questionnaire designed by the researcher titled ‗Availability and Utilization of Resources for Counselling (AURC). Section B consists of 23 questions on availability of resources for counselling while Section C consists of 29 questions on the utilization of resources for counselling. It srequires respondents to select between Yes or No. In testing the six null hypotheses Man Whitney test was used. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level ofsignificant. Results indicatedthat Resources for counselling are grossly unavailable in the secondary schools, there was no significant difference between para counsellors of public and private secondary schools (Z = -0.86, p = 0.36), There is no significant difference in availability of counselling resources between para counsellors of Urban and Rural secondary schools (Z = -0.76, p = 0.45), There is no significant difference in availability of counselling resources between para counsellors of day and boarding secondary schools (Z = -1.83, p = 0.7), There is no significant difference in utilization of counselling resources between para counsellors of public and private secondary schools (Z = -0.93, p = 0.35), There is no significant difference in utilization of counselling resources between para counsellors of Urban and Rural secondary schools (Z= -1.39, p= 0.17)and that There is no significant difference in utilization of counselling resources between para counsellors of day and boarding secondary schools (Z= -1.23, p= 0.22). Based on the findings, recommendations include Urgent steps should be taken by Bauchi State Government to build counselling centers in all the secondary schools all over the state and equip them with required resources.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS DEGREE IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELLING, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA
April, 2016
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AVAILABILITY,, UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES,, COUNSELLING,, PARA-COUNSELLORS,, SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, BAUCHI STATE,, NIGERIA