ASSESSMENT OF THE EXTENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF GUIDANCE PROGRAMME AMONG THE PRINCIPALS IN ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

Author: Ikpenwa Justina. N. (Ph.D.)

ABSTRACT

The study aimed at finding out the extent of acceptance of guidance programmes among principals of secondary schools in the Enugu Education Zone. Two research questions as well as two hypotheses were used to give direction to the study. The 31 principals in the 31 public secondary schools in Enugu Education Zone constituted the population of the study. The Census research design was used to carry out the study with a questionnaire serving as the data collection instrument. Mean statistics was used to answer the research questions while a t-test was utilized to test the two hypotheses. Findings from the analysis of data revealed that the extent of acceptance of the Educational Guidance Programme among principals in Enugu Education Zone is low; the principals of secondary schools in Enugu Education Zone have not significantly accepted the vocational guidance programme;  there is a low extent of acceptance of Personal-social Guidance Programme among principals in Enugu Education Zone; Results of the two hypotheses revealed that there is significant difference in the mean ratings of male and female principals’ level of acceptance of Educational, Vocational and Personal-social Guidance Programme in Enugu Education Zone in favour of the male respondents. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that the Association of Guidance Counsellors and other relevant organizations should come up with a well-thought-out campaign specifically targeting the principals of Enugu Educational Zone to scale up the level of acceptance of guidance programmes among the principals; in Enugu State Post Primary Schools Management Board (PPSMB) should make it mandatory for principals to significantly promote the activities of guidance programme in their schools. On an individual basis, guidance counsellors should endeavour to visit schools and talk with the principals to enhance their understanding of the programme and speed up their commitment to the promotion of guidance programmes in their schools.

Keywords; Assessment, Extent, Acceptance, Guidance Programme, Principal

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