Perception of Tamale college of Education students about the role of the guidance and counselling co-ordinator towards their career development

Abstract

The aim of the research was to find out the perception of Tamale College of Education students about the role of Guidance and Counselling Co-ordinator towards their career development in the Northern Region of Ghana. Three research questions were used for the study. What school counsellor’s roles do students perceive to be important to their career development? How does students’ perception of the roles of the school counsellor differ by level? How does students’ perception of the roles of the school counsellor differ by gender? The descriptive research design was employed for the study. Also, a simple random sampling technique was used to select 250 students. Questionnaires were used to collect the data. The data gathered were analysed and presented in frequencies and percentages. The study revealed that most of the teacher trainees perceived the roles of the counsellor as most important to their career development; the entire first and the second years perceived the roles of the school counsellor as very important; and there was a difference between males and females response with regards to their perceptions of the roles of the school counsellor on providing students with marriage counselling. Based on the research findings, it was recommended that it would be constructive to replicate this study using a larger sample that incorporates various geographical areas. The school counsellors should be encouraged and motivated to perform their roles in counselling to avoid any misunderstanding in the performance of their roles as counsellors. School counsellors should endeavour to expand their services to cover more varied needs of students.