SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' PREFERENCES BY GENDER FOR COUNSELING IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The study focuses on senior secondary school students' choices for counseling in Delta State, Nigeria, broken down by gender. To direct the investigation, one null hypothesis was developed and three research questions were posed. The study used a descriptive survey research approach. Every senior secondary school student made up the study's population. Simple random sampling methods were used to choose 200 respondents. The questionnaire served as the data gathering tool. According to the study's findings, many students favor female counselors over male ones. Based on these findings, the study came to the conclusion that students prefer female counselors to male counselors. However, it is important to emphasize that this preference is limited to a few areas and cannot be used to excuse a counselor from doing their duties in the educational system. It was suggested, among other things, that school administrators should provide enough female counselors and make them available for counseling sessions in order to be able to lead, direct, and help the students in obtaining their best life objectives.
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