Influence of School Counsellors in Study Habit of Asolescents in Some Selected Schools in South – West Nigeria

Abstract

Cousellors assists students in their study habits which include learning and concentration. Study habits have been a major concern for both students, school counsellors, parents and teachers. The work focuses on influence of school counsellors in the study habits of in-school adolescents in Nigeria. The study was carried out in secondary schools in south-west, the design adopted for the study was ex-post facto research design. Four hundred (400) participants were used for the study, these include (50) school counsellors, (50) were teachers, while ( 150 male and 150 female) were students. Two Questionnaires was used for the study, which was 30 items for Students Study Habits Questionnaire (SSHQ) and 50 items for Counselling Services for Students and Teachers questionnaire (CSSTQ). Testing for the study was at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study showed that school counsellors has impacted on study habits of adolescents in school using mainly learning, concentration, academic and personal-social counselling method to aid the students. Scholars recommend that school counsellors should encourage the use of library among students in schools.