Factors Influencing The Implementation Of Guidance And Counseling Of Selected Secondary Schools In Kisii District, Kenya

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study investigated the factors infiuendng the

implementation of guidance and counseling of selected secondary

schools in Kisii District, Kenya. Specifically, these data were gathered:

profile of teacher counselors as to age, gender, professional

qualifications, number of years in service and legal status; and degree

of factors influencing the implementation of guidance and counseling

as to training, availability of material resources, time avaiiabiiity,

attitude towards guidance and counseling and managerial support.

Design: This study employed the descriptive survey method of

investigation.

Environment: This study was conducted in Keumbu division of Kisil

Central District, Kenya. Keumbu Division Is found in the i(isll

highlands, about 9 kilometers from Kisii Town, wherein there are 14

secondary schools in that division. Out of the fourteen secondary

schools, 2 are mixed boarding and day while 12 are mixed day

schools, both private schools.

Respondents: This study targeted all fourteen (14) teacher

counselors of selected secondary in Keumbu division of Kisil District,

Kenya. Instrument: This study utiiized a researcher devised insthiment which was a questionnaIre that contained questions about proflie of the respondents in terms of age, gender, professional qualifications,

number of years in service and legal status; degree of factors

influencing the implementation of guidance and counseling in five

areas namely: training, availability of material resources, time

availability, attitude towards guidance and counseling and managerial

support. They were rated as follows: 4 strongly disagree (you disagree

with no doubt at all), 3 disagree (you disagree with some doubt), 2

agree (you agree with some doubt), and 1 strongly agree (you agree

with no doubt at all).

Data CoNectfion Procedures: The frequency and percentage was

used to determine the prol9le of the teacher counselors. The weighted

mean was used to determine the degree of factors influencing the

implementation of guidance and counseling in five areas namely:

training, availability of material resources, time availability, attitude

towards guidance and counseling and managerial support. The

obtained data were expressed in the following mean range: 3.26 —

4.00 very good, 2.51 — 3.25 good, 1.76 — 2.50 fair, and 1.00 — 1.75

poor.

Findings: This study revealed the following: the mean age of the

teacher counselors was 32.64; and the degree of factors influencing

the implementation of guidance and counseling were good (mean

2.88). Condus~on: Based on the findings, it was concluded that the factors influencing the implementation of guidance and counseling are good.