Impact of Social Studies in Warding off Anxiety and Social Disorder among Students in Colleges of Education Bauchi State

Obadiah Yakub, Gedion Gambo, Barde Daniel Luka, Anna David

Abstract


The purpose of the study would be to ascertain teachers’ perception on school counselling service career among senior secondary school teachers in Bauchi metropolis. The study was guided by two objectives namely; to determine the perception of senior secondary school teachers regarding the role of school counsellors in Bauchi metropolis and to determine the perception of senior secondary school teachers teaching in Public and Private School regarding the role of school counsellors in Bauchi metropolis. The population of this study consist of 22 public senior secondary schools and 16 private secondary schools and 2,119 teachers in Bauchi metropolis. The researcher selected ten (10) public secondary schools out of the 22 total public secondary school and five (5) schools out of 16 private secondary schools; and four hundred (400) teachers were also randomly selected as our respondent. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire for the teachers. The Data collected from the teachers was carefully examined, analysed and scrutinized by the researcher. The researcher used chi-square for data analysis. The study revealed that teachers have positive perception towards the role of school counsellors in Bauchi metropolis. It was also found that, teachers in Private and Public schools both have positive perception regarding the role of school counsellors in Bauchi metropolis. From the study conclusions, it was recommended that there is need to have professionally trained school counsellors for effective delivery of guidance and counselling services in the schools. It was also recommended that the measures to be adopted in changing the negative perception of teachers should through giving full orientation services and attending conferences- workshops and seminars, so that they would acquaint themselves with some various activities and services rendering in school guidance and counselling units. So also, principals should relief guidance counsellors’ heavy teaching loads so as to allow them to practice effectively.


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