Factors influencing provision of guidance and counselling services in mixed day secondary schools, Nyakach District, Kisumu County, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the factors influencing effectiveness of guidance and counseling services in mixed day secondary schools in Nyakach district, Kisumu County, Kenya. The study objectives were; to establish the extent to which teacher/counselors’ training influenced the provision of G&C services in public mixed day secondary schools in Nyakach District. To assess the extent to which G&C facilities influence the provision of G&C services. To examine the extent to which readiness of students to seek G&C services influence the provision of G&C services. To determine the extent to which students’ attitude influence the provision of G&C services. The study employed descriptive survey research design, the sample consisted of all the 36 public mixed day secondary school in Nyakach District because they are few,312 students from both forms two and three, and 72 Guidance and Counseling teachers. Research instruments used to collect data were questionnaires for students and teachers. The reliability of the study correlated using Pearson product movement correlation The study concluded that, most teacher counselors are not trained on G&C, the G&C departments lack essential resources, the students are willing to seek G&C services but just a few do seek for guidance and counseling because of lack of confidentiality and that the areas of G&C mostly focused on by teachers are academic and civic/ social G&C. The study recommends training teachers for guidance and counselling and that government should provide resources for guidance and counseling. The study suggests that a further research be carried out in school in urban areas, on the funding of guidance and counsellingdepartment and also, a research should carried out on confidentiality matters in G&C.