Abstract
The study investigated the influence of group counselling programmes on the vocational choice of secondary school students in Jalingo Education Zone, Taraba state, Nigeria. The design of the study was descriptive survey. The population consist of 3,485 Students from 41 secondary schools in Jalingo education zone. The sample size of the study was 480 respondents from 12 public secondary schools in Jalingo education zone. The researcher’s self-developed questionnaire formed the instruments for data collection, validated by three experts from the department of educational foundations in Taraba State University. A Cronbach Alpha reliability of co-efficient method was employed to ensure the reliability of the instrument at 0.768. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were used to guide the study. Descriptive statistic of mean score was used to answer the research questions. Chi square (Χ2) inferential statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. A checklist of 53 different vocations and 21-items questionnaire in four Likert point scale with demographic variables of the respondents was used for data collection. The study recommends that government should give group counselling priority, train more professional counsellors; counsellors and principals should give students adequate attention and should create more awareness and provide accurate information to students on group counselling to facilitate their vocational choice irrespective of their age and gender.
Highlights
Group counselling is defined as a dynamic interpersonal process through which individuals within the normal range or adjustment work within a peer group and with a professionally trained counsellor, exploring problems and feelings in an attempt to modify their attitudes so that they are better able to deal with developmental problems (Owuamanam, in Babatunde and Osakinle 2013)
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4.3 Discussion of findings: The results of the study based on demographic data and vocational checklist on group counselling shows that group counselling have influence in facilitating the vocational choice of secondary school students in Jalingo education zone Taraba state
Summary
Group counselling is defined as a dynamic interpersonal process through which individuals within the normal range or adjustment work within a peer group and with a professionally trained counsellor, exploring problems and feelings in an attempt to modify their attitudes so that they are better able to deal with developmental problems (Owuamanam, in Babatunde and Osakinle 2013). Group counselling is focused on a particular issue, for example anger management. While a therapist usually manages group counselling contributions other members in the group are considered valuable since all in the group share similar issues. One of the main principles behind group counselling is the idea that dealing with specific issues may cause isolation, and a feeling that one is alone in facing one’s problems. Knowing other people with similar troubles can be comforting to each individual, who may not have access in their own family and friends to people with the same problem
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