THE IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING UNIT IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Authors

  • Abdulganiyu Ayo Salawu Department of Educational Foundations, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35386/ser.v10i1.377

Keywords:

Importance, Guidance, Counselling, Tertiary, Institutions

Abstract

Guidance and Counselling is regarded as being primarily concerned with how to assist the individual client to understand him/herself, the world around him or her and to be able to live a normal and well-adjusted life. According to Shertzer and Stone (1976) within the educational context, guidance and counselling could be regarded as the formalized actions taken by the school to make guidance and counselling operational and available to students. The article discussed on guidance and counselling unit in the tertiary institutions by highlighting its objectives. Likewise, it dealt with the scope/fields of counselling; educational, vocational and personal-social. In conclusion, the paper shed light on how an ideal counselling centre should be in terms of its personnel and facilities.

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Published

2020-09-10

How to Cite

Salawu, A. A. (2020). THE IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING UNIT IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS. Sokoto Educational Review, 10(1), 193–199. https://doi.org/10.35386/ser.v10i1.377