Assessing Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Counseling and Guidance in Karachi, Pakistan
Study examines teachers' perspectives on guidance and counseling in secondary schools. Teachers are backbone of education to build personality of individuals, motivate and help them chalk out future plans. A simple random sampling technique selected 170 males and females. Quantitative research technique used, and data collected through survey.The survey questionnaire was developed, and data was collected from secondary schools’ teachers. The responses of the participants of the study were entered for analysis of the data in SPSS version 22. Most of the population agreed to enhance the guidance and counseling sessions in schools as they increase student understanding and fulfill student needs. Study recommended that teachers be aware of guidance and counseling to build students who can express their thoughts, opinions and develop social skills. School administration should organize the guidance and counseling program and hire trained guidance and counseling teachers to implement the guidance and counseling sessions.
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(1) Nazir Ahmad
Associate Professor, Department of Education, Fatimiyah Higher Education System, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Rozina Sewani
Associate Professor, Department of Education and Social Sciences, Iqra University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Farzana Jabeen Khoso
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA : Ahmad, N., Sewani, R., & Khoso, F. J. (2024). Assessing Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Counseling and Guidance in Karachi, Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, IX(I), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-I).12
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CHICAGO : Ahmad, Nazir, Rozina Sewani, and Farzana Jabeen Khoso. 2024. "Assessing Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Counseling and Guidance in Karachi, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, IX (I): 132-142 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-I).12
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HARVARD : AHMAD, N., SEWANI, R. & KHOSO, F. J. 2024. Assessing Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Counseling and Guidance in Karachi, Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, IX, 132-142.
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MHRA : Ahmad, Nazir, Rozina Sewani, and Farzana Jabeen Khoso. 2024. "Assessing Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Counseling and Guidance in Karachi, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, IX: 132-142
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MLA : Ahmad, Nazir, Rozina Sewani, and Farzana Jabeen Khoso. "Assessing Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Counseling and Guidance in Karachi, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, IX.I (2024): 132-142 Print.
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OXFORD : Ahmad, Nazir, Sewani, Rozina, and Khoso, Farzana Jabeen (2024), "Assessing Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Counseling and Guidance in Karachi, Pakistan", Global Social Sciences Review, IX (I), 132-142
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TURABIAN : Ahmad, Nazir, Rozina Sewani, and Farzana Jabeen Khoso. "Assessing Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Counseling and Guidance in Karachi, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review IX, no. I (2024): 132-142. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-I).12