An investigation into the roles of Guidance and Counselling Services on Psychosocial Behaviour of female students of Federal College of Education, Zaria: Implication for College Counsellors

Abstract

The main thrust of this study was to investigate into the roles of Guidance and Counselling Services on Psychosocial Behaviour of female students of Federal College of Education, Zaria. Descriptive research design was employed for the study. The population comprised all the female students in Federal College of Education, Zaria. Two hundred (200) female students were selected through simple random sampling from five out of seven schools in the college. Using researcher’s designed questionnaire titled Guidance and Counselling Services and Psychosocial Behaviour Questionnaire (GUCPBEQ) as the instrument for data collection, the instrument was validated by an expert from the Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Ahmadu Bello University and an expert in Measurement and Evaluation from the Federal College of Education, Zaria which was pilot tested using test-re-test method. The data obtained were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) which yielded coefficient of 0.72 to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. Mean and Standard deviation were used in analyzing data for the study. The findings of the study revealed that different Guidance and Counselling services are being offered in the College and that the programmes have benefited female students a lot in their psychosocial behaviour. The paper recommended that counsellors in the College should intensify more efforts in the organization and delivery of Guidance and Counselling services and that the management of the College should give more support to the services among others.

Keywords

• counselling
• guidance
• psychosocial behavior

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