Data Analysis And Presentations On Factors Affecting the Utilization of Guidance and Counseling Services in Secondary Schools.

DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATIONS

          This chapter’s main focus is on the detailed presentation, analysis and interpretation of data collected via questionnaire.

          Part one deals with the demographic variables of the respondents while part two indicates the contents of the study based on the variable under study. The questionnaires were distributed among secondary school students in Osisioma Ngwa LGA Abia State.

Research Question One

          To what extent does attitude of students affects utilization of guidance and counseling services?

Table 1:      Students attitude towards utilization of guidance and                   counseling services

S/N	ITEMS	Yes	No	Yes%	No%
1	I am not interested in counseling	70	30	70%	30%
2	We don’t really have a professional counselor in our school	80	20	80%	20%
3	I don’t have problem so I don’t need any counseling	40	60	40%	60%
4	I don’t even know what counseling is all about	67	33	67%	33%
	Total			64%	36%

          From the table 1 above, on attitude of students towards utilization of guidance and counseling services, a total of 64% respondents agreed that student’s attitude affects the utilization of guidance and counseling services in secondary schools while 36% disagreed.

Research Question Two

          To what extent does attitude of principals affects the utilization of guidance and counseling services?

Table 2:      Principals attitude towards counseling

S/N	ITEMS	Yes	No	Yes%	No%
5	I don’t think I really need the services of a counselor	58	42	58%	42%
	Total			58%	42%

          From table 2 above on the attitude of principals towards the utilization of guidance and counseling services, a total of 58 respondents representing 58% agreed that principals attitude affects the utilization of guidance and counseling services while 42% disagreed.

Research Question Three

          To what extent does counselors gender affects utilization of guidance and counseling services?

Table 3:      Counselors Gender

S/N	ITEMS	Yes	No	Yes%	No%
6	I don’t go for counseling because I don’t want invasion into my privacy	70	30	70%	30%
7	I don’t go for counseling because female students seduce male counselors	65	35	65%	35%
	Total			68%	32%

          From table 3 above, on the influence of counselors gender towards utilization of guidance and counseling services, a total of 68 respondents representing 58% agreed that counselors gender affects utilization of guidance and counseling services while 32% disagreed.

Research Question Four

          To what extent does provision of facilities influences the utilization of guidance and counseling services.

Table 4:      Provision of Facilities

S/N	ITEMS	Yes	No	Yes%	No%
8	I don’t like any for counseling because our counselor does not have an office	85	15	85%	15%
	Total			85%	15%

          From table 4 above, on the extent provision of facilities affects utilization of guidance and counseling services, a total of 85 respondents representing 85% agreed that provision of facilities affects utilization of guidance and counseling services, while 15% disagreed.

Research Question Five

          To what extent does counselors condition of service affects utilization of guidance and counseling services?

Table 5:      Counselors condition of service

S/N	ITEMS	Yes	No	Yes%	No%
9	I don’t go for counseling because our counselor does not have time for us as he also teaches	63	35	65%	35%
	Total			65%	35%

          From table 5 above on the extent counselors condition of service affects utilization of guidance and counseling services, a total of 65 respondents agreed that counselors condition of service affects utilization of guidance and counseling services while 35% disagreed.

4.2     Summary of Findings

          This chapter was able to analyze the questionnaire based on the experience of the respondents, it also present the information collected in the study and revealed that:

1.     Attitude of students affects the utilization of guidance and counseling services in secondary schools.

2.     Attitude of principals affects the utilization of guidance and counseling services.

3.     Counselor’s gender affects the utilization of guidance and counseling services.

4.     Provision of facilities affects the utilization of guidance and counseling services.

5.     Counselor’s condition of service affects utilization of guidance and counseling services in secondary schools.