Perceived role of guidance and counselling services on academic, emotional and social adjustment of boys in Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya

Abstract

uidance and counseling services are usually provided in learning institutions in Kenya. The Ministry of Education has put much effort in terms of offering these services to learners by the teachers. However, unrest in schools has continued in secondary schools especially among boys‘ schools. Not only are they violent and destructive to human life. The objective of the study was to determine the perceived role of guidance and counseling services on academic, social and emotional adjustment of boys in secondary schools in Bungoma County. The study employed a survey design that was descriptive. The dependent variable in the study was perceived role of guiding and counselling while the independent variables were academic adjustment, emotional adjustment and social adjustment. Intervening variable during the study was type of school. Data was collected by use of a questionnaire that was administered to 300 boys at form four level. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the participants. Analysis of Variance and correlation were used to test the significance. All tests were based on the 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the research will be useful to the Ministry of Education for the purpose of future planning and strengthening of guidance and counseling programs. The study will also help in the design of effective methods of guidance and counseling as a way of improving discipline in secondary schools. The analysis indicated that there was a significant relationship between perceived role of guidance and counseling and academic adjustment. It was also revealed that there was no significant relationship between perceived role of guidance and counseling and social adjustment and emotional adjustment of boys in secondary schools. This study needs to be carried out on a large scale with larger population samples that involve many learners. Study concluded that there was a significant relationship between academic adjustment and perceived role of guidance and counseling services offered in schools