ADJUSTING THE SELF-CONCEPT OF SOME SELECTED PRISON INMATES THROUGH COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING: A CASE STUDY OF KANO PRISONS

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1995-07
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MALUMFASHI, LABARAN BALA
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The research work was conducted with prison inmates in Kano. The goal of the research work was to measure the efficacy of cognitive restructuring as a therapeutic technique with a view to establishing the need for Correctional Counseling in Nigerian Prisons. The main objective of the study is to test the efficacy of cognitive restructuring in adjusting the self concept of some selected prison inmates in Kano prisons. Kano Prisons - Goron Dutse and Central - were used as a case study. A sample of inmates was selected from these prisons. An experimental study was carried out with Goron Dutse as experimental group and Central prison as control group. The researcher employed systematic sampling technique to obtain a sample of 20 prison inmates. The research design used in the study is known as pretest-post-test control group design. Cognitive restructuring was applied to see how inmates' self-concept can be enhanced or adjusted. Both T-test and ANOVA were used in the analysis of data collected. From the data analyses in Chapter Four, seven Null Hypotheses were statistically tested. Null Hypothesis (H°) No.l, that is, 'there is no significant difference between the mean scores of pre-test experimental and pre-test control groups on self-concept measures,' and Null Hypothesis (H°) No.4, that is, 'there is no significant difference between the mean scores of post-test experimental and post-test control groups on self-concept measures' were tested using T-test statistic. The results obtained show that T CAL value (1.16) is less than T CRIT value (2.262) in respect of Null Hypothesis (H°) No.l which is retained. The Null Hypothesis (H°) No.4 was tested and the results obtained show that T CAL value (2.978) is greater than the T CRIT value (2.262) and therefore the Hypothesis is rejected. These results show that both control and experimental groups were homogeneous before experimentation. However, due to differential effect of treatment in favor of the experimental group, post-test administered by the therapist on both groups (E and C) on self-concept measures shows statistically significant difference between experimental and control groups. The researcher chose 0.05 level of significance in testing all the Hypotheses. This statistical difference found between the two groups E and C can be attributed to the effect of cognitive restructuring that was used as treatment for the experimental group. The results show that there are significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups on self concept measures. This shows that, cognitive restructuring is effective in adjusting the self-concept of inmates in Kano Prisons. In the end, recommendations were given on the need to provide Correctional Counseling in prisons. It is also recommend that both reception and adjustment counseling be provided to inmates before entry into prisons and after discharge respectively. Community Counseling Centers are also recommended for the control and treatment of adult delinquency. The researcher recommends that the Federal Government of Nigeria should establish a Department of Correectional Counseling Services in the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Department should be adequately equipped to recruit and train Correctional Counselors for Nigerian prisons and reformatories
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A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.ED.) IN (GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA. JULY, 1995.
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ADJUSTING,, SELF-CONCEPT,, PRISON,, COGNITIVE,, RESTRUCTURING:,, KANO PRISONS.
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