AN INDEPENDENT STUDY A STUDY OF THE ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENIN CITY TOWARDS SCHOOL COUNSELLORS

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1980
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UADEMEVBO, FREDRICK DANIEL
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This research work was designed to examine the attitude of Secondary School teachers in Benin City towards school counsellors. An attempt was made to find out the reasons for the apparently unhealthy relationship which sometimes manifests itself between teachers and counsellors. Finally, ways and means by which guidance programmes could be made realistic in schools were explored* Some previous researchers were reviewed in order to link attempts made so far to analyze people's attitudes towards certain subjects with the present study. Some hypotheses were formulated to provide a basis for the research design and provide a framework for interpreting the research findings. As a part of the data gathering process, a questionnaire was designed and administered on teachers in eight Secondary Schools in Benin City. On the whole, one hundred and forty-five questionnaires were returned duly completed by the respondents. They were assembled, arranged into tables and analyzed. The raw data obtained from the questionnaire were converted into percentages for analytical purposes. In interpreting the findings, the researcher was guided by the majority opinion of the teachers as revealed by their responses to the five-graded Likert scale questionnaire constructed for the purpose of this study. The chi square was used to test the statistical significance of the results. The results were tested for significance at the ,0£ level of confidence. The research revealed that most of the Secondary Schools have no guidance programmes and invariably no counsellors. To a large extent, the teachers are not well informed as to the precise nature of guidance and counselling, its importance in an educational establishment and the role of counsellors in schools. Most of the teachers studied are yet to appreciate the need to have counsellors in school. and cooperate meaningfully and realistically with school counsellors. Many teachers regard the counsellor's work as a routine clerical duty which demands no special professional expertise. So, they feel that anybody can perform the role of counsellors. It was also found that the teachers see counsellors as people encroaching on the duties of Principals and Housemasters, In the light of the findings, it was recommended that immediate steps be taken to establish guidance programmes in all the schools which have none at present. The Ministry of Education should make conscious efforts to send teachers to the universities on study leave to train as counsellors. In the absence of qualified professional counsellors, experienced graduate teachers with drive, initiative and good human relations should act as career officers. The Ministry of Education should continue to organize workshops for counsellors and teachers on guidance and counselling. School Principals should demonstrate a total commitment to the establishment and furtherance of guidance programmes in their schools. They should desist from the present practice of saddling counsellors with miscellaneous assignments which bear no relevance to their professional training. The teachers should learn to cooperate with counsellors, accept them as partners in progress and encourage students to take advantage0f the school's guidance services. The counsellors should assume a more dynamic and active role in the schools. They need to work assiduosly and organise orientation courses for new intakes and arrange for lectures to be delivered by important personalities in the locality on various aspects of life and the world of work. They should define clearly their roles in the schools to avoid confusion and misunderstanding and maintain regular contacts with their Principals, teachers and students' parents.
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IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
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INDEPENDENT,, STUDY,, ATTITUDES,, TEACHERS,, SELECTED,, SECONDARY SCHOOLS,, BENIN CITY, SCHOOL COUNSELLORS
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