Impact of Guidance and Counselling on Career Choice among Secondary School Students in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue StateGovernment Area of Benue State
Edward Kuruku & Yahaya Ibrahim
Department of Psychology
Benue State University, Makurdi
Email: edwardkuruku@gmail.com
Corresponding Author: Edward Kuruku
ABSTRACT
The study examined the impact of guidance and counselling on career choice among secondary school Education in Otukpo Local Government Area o Benue State. A total of 180 participants were selected for the study. The participants comprised of 94 males (55.2%) and 86 female (47.8%) with a range of 15-20 years. The study adopted a survey design. Data was collected through the use of initial Students Counseling Needs Scale (SCNS) developed by Devellis (1991) and Career Assessment Scale (CAS) by Missouri Comprehensive Guidance Model (2002). Four hypotheses were tested using independent sample test (t-test) and the result shows that guidance and counseling services have a statistical significant effect on career choice of male and female students among secondary schools in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Based on these findings, the following recommendations were made: Teachers and students should be made aware of immense benefit of Guidance and Counselling by the school counselor, Guidance and Counselling should be given a period in the school curricular to encourage students to participate in career choice making and qualified counselors should be employed by school management.
Keywords: Guidance, Counselling, Career, Choice, Otukpo
