Investigating the practices and hurdles about the Guidance Services in Government Girls High and Higher Secondary Schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Author(s) : Javed Mustafa , Mehr-un-Nisa and Muhammad Ajmal

Abstract:

This survey research was performed to investigate the provision of guidance services and the possible hurdles as perceived by principals and teachers in government girls’ high and higher secondary schools of Kohat division, KPK (Pakistan). The objectives of the study were; to investigate the provision of educational guidance services in Govt. Girls High and Higher secondary schools. To explore teachers’ and Headmistress/Principals opinion about the possible hurdles in the provision of guidance services to secondary level students. The research questions were; do educational guidance services are provided in government girls’ high and higher secondary schools? What do the teachers and principals consider the hurdles in the provision of guidance services to secondary level students? Population of the study was all the teachers and principals of government girls’ high and higher secondary schools of Kohat division. Total 72 out of 77 principals and 216 out of 243 SST teachers were selected as sample through multistage random sampling techniques. For data collection self developed questionnaire was used. Its reliability index was 0. 81 checked through test retest method. Descriptive statistics i.e. %age was used for data analysis. Findings of the study showed that no guidance services are practiced in schools. Lack of training, unavailability of specific guidance teacher in schools and over work load of teaching staff are perceived as hurdles in practicing guidance services in schools. The major recommendations of the study were establishment of guidance services cell in each school, a trained guidance teacher may be appointed for the group of cluster schools who can visit each school regularly. Key Words: Guidance services, teachers’ perceptions, Principals’ perceptions, hurdles.vThis survey research was performed to investigate the provision of guidance services and the possible hurdles as perceived by principals and teachers in government girls’ high and higher secondary schools of Kohat division, KPK (Pakistan). The objectives of the study were; to investigate the provision of educational guidance services in Govt. Girls High and Higher secondary schools. To explore teachers’ and Headmistress/Principals opinion about the possible hurdles in the provision of guidance services to secondary level students. The research questions were; do educational guidance services are provided in government girls’ high and higher secondary schools? What do the teachers and principals consider the hurdles in the provision of guidance services to secondary level students? Population of the study was all the teachers and principals of government girls’ high and higher secondary schools of Kohat division. Total 72 out of 77 principals and 216 out of 243 SST teachers were selected as sample through multistage random sampling techniques. For data collection self developed questionnaire was used. Its reliability index was 0. 81 checked through test retest method. Descriptive statistics i.e. %age was used for data analysis. Findings of the study showed that no guidance services are practiced in schools. Lack of training, unavailability of specific guidance teacher in schools and over work load of teaching staff are perceived as hurdles in practicing guidance services in schools. The major recommendations of the study were establishment of guidance services cell in each school, a trained guidance teacher may be appointed for the group of cluster schools who can visit each school regularly. Key Words: Guidance services, teachers’ perceptions, Principals’ perceptions, hurdles.