Security education and the correlates of guidance and counseling services in the universities of Rivers State, Nigeria

 

Rosemary Ekechukwu* and Fidelis Eze Amaeze

 

Research Article | Published October 2016

Journal of Educational Research and Reviews, Vol. 4(5), pp. 54-60

 

 

Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

 

*Corresponding author. Email: mamatriplets01@yahoo.com.        

 

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The study investigated the relationship between security education and the variables on guidance and counseling services, motivation services and orientation services in the universities of Rivers State, Nigeria. Two non-cognitive self designed instruments were used for data collection, the “Guidance/Counselling Measurement Scale” (GCMS) and “Security Education Measurement Scale” (SEMS) with reliability coefficients of 0.89 and 0.76 each respectively using the Cronbach alpha statistical method. Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient was used in the data analysis. It was found that orientation services, motivation, and counseling services have a high positive relationship with security education in the universities of Rivers State, Nigeria. Orientation services were found to be important and need compulsory attendance of all new intakes before the start of school in any tertiary institutions in Rivers State, Nigeria. Required basic learning facilities like hostels, classroom, instructional materials, library, laboratory and qualified guidance counsellors, and teachers be part of the government’s prerequisite to universities and colleges. Students warned from the existence of social issues and problems can better succeed in college education because of security in school and presence of effective guidance and counseling services support students’ life for them to finish college education. Counseling as a means of mediation towards disciplinary problems and incidence of conflicts among students and the universities offering motivation services are the better accepted campus environment and Orientation is a good tool to keep students in school that developed independence, social networks, intellectual habits, skills and knowledge needed to succeed.