ANALYSIS (0246888691)

NO 10.63%

89.37% YES

Source: Field Survey

Figure 1: Counseling experience in school Out of the total sample of 207 respondents in the study 89.37% of them were counseled in school before as at the time of the study whereas 10.63% had not received any counseling whilst in the school (Figure 1).

Table 1: Is this your first time in counseling Notion NO YES Total Number of responses 97 88 185 Percentage (%) 52.43 47.57 100.00

According to Table 1, 52.43% of the respondents who received counseling at the time of the study also disclosed that they were not receiving counseling for the first time either within or

outside the school. On the other hand, respondents who were receiving counseling for the first time constituted 47.57% of the total sample that were counseled before the time of the study.

Table 2: Number of times respondent was counseled whilst in school Mean Number of times counseled 2.931 Standard deviation 2.425 Minimum 1 Maximum 17

Table 2 represents the summary statistics of respondents in the study who had received counseling for at least once at the time of the study. Making inference on the population of students in the institution, the results indicated that, on average, students in the study institution had received counseling about 3 times. Given a maximum seventeen (17) times as shown in Table 2, the mean number of counseling received by students in the study institution was probably skewed to the left implying that only a few students had been counseled over three times at the time of the study.

88.41%

20

40

60

80

14.98%

3.38%

Education

Socio-personal

Vocational

Figure 2: Type of counseling received According to Figure 2, the main issue concerning students that needs counseling is on the aspect of education. This was evidenced by 88.41% of the respondents who revealed that they had received counseling concerning education. Students social and personal life was another area of concern that attracted the attention of counselors. It was discovered that 14.98% of the respondents seek socio-personal counseling whilst 3.38% opted for vocational counseling.

Table 3: Counseling service was offered in the counseling room Notion Number of responses Percentage (%) 102 55.14 NO 81 43.78 YES 2 1.08 MISSING 185 100.00 Total The research also seeks to discover whether or not secondary education institutions had an office space mainly for counseling services. According to Table 3, a large number of the respondents

(55.14%) who received counseling in the school revealed that counseling services were offered in other places either than the counseling unit. However, 43.78% confirmed the existence of a counseling unit whereas 1.08% of the respondents decline in providing their observation on the existence of a counseling unit.

Assembly Hall Church Class Room Counseler's House Counseling Office Dinning Hall Missing Workshop/Field 0
0.97 1.45

4.35

32.85

5.31

6.28

16.43

32.37

10

20

30

40

Number of responses (%)

Figure 3: Counseling location Apart from the counseling unit, the study revealed a number of locations that were also used as to offer counseling services. Among them were the Class Room (32.85%), Dining Hall (16.43%), Counselors Houses (5.31%) and Assembly Hall (4.35%). However, 32.37% of the respondents failed to respondent to this item.

Missing YES 10.63% 8.70%

80.67% NO

Figure 4: Patients willingness to be counseled The results showed that 10.63% of the respondents were forced to receive counseling in the school whereas 80.67% willingly presented themselves to receive the counseling services.

Table 4: Patients' experience after counseling Experience Academic improvement Better lifestyle General Improvement Happiness Not happy Studies Improved Wider understanding Missing Total Number of responses 44 62 26 28 4 20 15 8 207 Percentage (%) 21.26 29.95 12.56 13.53 1.93 9.66 7.25 3.86 100.00

The aim of counseling is to relieve patients of their anxiety of situations. The study revealed that 29.95% of the respondents had a better social life in the school after they had received counseling. Academic wise, 21.26% of the respondents testified that their academic performance

had been improved after receiving the counseling services whereas 9.66% had improved upon their studies. Though, other students could not say for sure what the change actually was, 12.56% of them indicated that they experienced a general improvement both academically and socially after the counseling. In line with academics, 7.25% of the students under the study indicated that they had a wider and better understanding of the nature of the courses being studied as well as the rules and regulations of the school through counseling. Apart from the 1.93% of students who were not happy after the counseling, 13.53% expressed greater happiness after receiving the counseling (Table 4).

Table 5: Patient-counselor relationship Relationship Cordial Official Hostile Missing Total Number of responses 67 119 20 1 207 Percentage (%) 32.37 57.49 9.66 0.48 100.00

Table 5 presents the student-counselor relationship in the school. It was discovered that counseling in the school is treated as official and cordial as respectively evidenced by 57.49% and 32.37% of the respondents. However, 9.66% of the students under the study reported that the counseling that was received was hostile.

Table 6: Relationship between patients' experience and location of counseling Assembly hall COUNSELING LOCATION Class Dining Counselors room hall house 4 (2.96) 12 (8.89) 8 (5.93) 1 (0.74) 0 (0.00) 2 (1.48) 6 (4.44) 33 (24.44) 2 (1.48) 3 (2.220 1 (0.74) 3 (2.22) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 9 (6.67) Counseling office 3 (2.22) 4 (2.96) 4 (2.96) 1 (0.74) 0 (0.00) 1 (0.74) 0 (0.00) 13 (9.63) Workshop/ Field 1 (0.74) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 1 (0.74)

EXPERIENCE

Church

Total 28 (20.74) 45 (33.33) 20 (14.81) 17 (12.59) 1 (0.74) 13 (9.63) 11 (8.15) 135 (100.00)

Academic 1 (0.74) 1 (0.74) 16 (11.85) improvement 2 (1.48) 1 (0.74) 23 (17.04) Better lifestyle 2 (1.48) 0 (0.00) 5 (3.70) General improvement 2 (1.48) 1 (0.74) 9 (6.67) Happiness 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 1 (0.74) Not Happy 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 10 (7.41) Studies improved 2 (1.48) 0 (0.00) 3 (2.22) Wider understanding 9 (6.67) 3 (2.22) 67 (49.63) Total Likelihood-Ratio chi2(36) = 38.3764 Pr = 0.362

Table 6 presents the relationship between patients experience after counseling and the location where counseling services were offered. The fist number in each cell represents the frequency or count and the number in parenthesis represents the cell percentage. Below the table is the likelihood ratio chi-square which tests the relationship between the row and column classifications. At the 5% level of significance the null hypothesis of independence of the row and column classification cannot be rejected (p-value = 0.362). Therefore, the location where counseling services were offered has no bearing on the experience of students receiving counseling.

Table 7: Type of counseling received and patients' experience after counseling Experience Academic improvement Better lifestyle 45 (22.61) General 22 (11.060 improvement Happiness 25 (12.56) Not happy 4 (2.01) Studies improved 18 (9.05) Wider 14 (7.04) understanding Total 165 (82.91) Likelihood-Ratio Chi2(12) = 18.0711 Type of counseling received Educational Vocational 37 (18.59) 2 (1.01) 1 (0.50) 2 (1.01) 1 (0.50) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 1 (0.50) 7 (3.52) Pr = 0.114 Socio-personal 5 (2.51) 16 (8.04) 2 (1.01) 2 (1.01) 0 (0.00) 2 (1.01) 0 (0.00) 27 (13.57) Total 44 (22.11) 62 (31.16) 26 (13.07) 28 (14.07) 4 (2.01) 20 (10.05) 15 (7.54) 199 (100.00)

According to Table 7, the likelihood ratio chi-square statistic supports the idea that the row and column classifications are independent. However, it is concluded that the type of experience that students received after counseling has no relation to the type of counseling that was offered at the 5% significance level.