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