Abstract
Although group guidance is believed to be an effective and efficient service to facilitate the development of positive aspects and prevention of negative aspects of students, the frequency of its use for students is not optimal. This study aims to analyze student motivation to follow group guidance and differences in their motivation based on gender and ethnicity. The study used a comparative descriptive method. A total of 690 samples were involved in write-paper-and-pencil questionnaires, namely the students' motivation scale to attend group guidance, which was designed based on the Likert Scale model. We analyzed data using descriptive statistics and different test analysis using independent samples t-test and Bayesian method by applying JASP software. Analysis results showed that most students have the prime motivation to follow group guidance and there are significant differences in student motivation to follow group guidance based on gender, but in terms of ethnicity did not show any significant differences. School counselor can implement the findings of this study in determining group members in group guidance services.
Highlights
Guidance and counseling is a professional activity that involves a relationship between a counselor and an individual or group of individuals (Hariko, 2016, 2017; Ifdil et al, 2020)
One type of activity in the guidance and counseling service is referred to as group guidance, which it is a type of service provided by counselors in a group format to several individuals to discuss factual topics by utilizing group dynamics based on specific theories and approaches
Group guidance is a guidance and counseling service organized by a counselor to several students to discuss factual topics in a group format by utilizing group dynamics
Summary
Guidance and counseling is a professional activity that involves a relationship between a counselor and an individual or group of individuals (Hariko, 2016, 2017; Ifdil et al, 2020). The term more global psycho-educational group is used instead of the term group guidance (Neukrug, 2011) This shift is in response to negative or mistaken connotations of the term group guidance which is misinterpreted as activities that are highly advice-oriented and have moral demands (Gladding, 2003). This article uses the term group guidance by citing references that use both terms and other congruent terms in the explanation
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