Guidance and Counseling Services and Professional Ethics among Teachers in Selected Primary Schools in Nyamira North District, Kenya
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Date
2012-08
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning.
Abstract
The study sought to establish the relationship between guidance and
counseling services and professional ethics among teachers in Nyamira
North District, Kenya. It was guided by the following objectives: (1) to
determine the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, age,
marital status, academic qualification and number of years of teaching
experience; (2) to determine the level of guidance and counseling
services in schools; (3) to determine the level of professional ethics
among teachers in selected school and; (4) to determine if there is
significant relationship between the level of guidance and counseling
services in schools and the level of professional ethics among teachers.
The descriptive survey and extpost facto design were used. The sample
comprised of 200 respondents who were primary teachers, being 120
male teachers and 80 female teachers. Data was collected using
researcher-designed questionnaires. The Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS) version was used to analyze the data. Findings of the
study showed that majority of the teachers in Nyamira North District
were aged between 31-50 years, most of them being married and
almost all had acquired a teaching experience of 21- 30 years. Personal/
social guidance and counseling services were offered mostly in schools
followed by educational and lastly vocational. Guidance and Counseling
services are provided locally and no professional skills and programs
employed. On Professional Ethics teachers are mostly concerned with
integrity domain, followed by care, then trust and lastly respect. The
services have not been able to fully manage ethical issues among
teachers, as a relationship was found to exist between the two. The
recommendations include sensitization and encouragement programs to
all stake holders to improve guidance and counseling services that are
aimed at managing teachers unethical issues.
Description
A thesis
Presented to the College of
Higher Degrees and Research Kampala
International University
Kampala, Uganda
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree in
Master of Educational Administration and management.
Keywords
Guidance and Counseling, Services, Professional Ethics, Teachers, Primary Schools, Kenya