Volume 19, No. 3, 2022
Challenges Facing Effective Implementation Of Guidance And Counseling Services In Secondary Schools In Oyi Local Government Area Of Anambra State
Mercy Benedette Ifeoma Uba , Eunice Nnenna Eze , Chinyere Elom
Abstract
This paper investigates principal’s effective implementation of guidance counselling services as a correlates to students moral behaviour in secondary schools in Anambra State. The study adopted a correlation survey research design. Two research questions AND two null hypotheses were raised for the study. The population of the study was all the nine hundred and one (901) teachers in the nine secondary schools in Oyi Local Government Area. The sample size is 180 respondents. The Simple random sampling technique was used by the researcher, where 20 teachers were selected at random from each of the nine (9) secondary schools in Oyi Local Government. (16) sixteen question items was used to answer the research questions. The respondents were required to respond to a four-point Likert scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), Strongly Disagree (SD). The structured questionnaire was validated and used as the instrument for collecting data the Cronbach Alpha Method was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument and it yielded an overall co-efficient of 0.81 for the two instruments. Pearson Product Moment and simple regression were used to answer the research questions while t-test of correlational analysis and multiple regression were used to test the null hypotheses at .05 alpha level. Mean analysis method was used to analyze the question items in the questionnaire.
Pages: 191-201
Keywords: Functional Facilities, Guidance and Counselling, Inadequate funding