Influence Of Guidance Programme On Academic Achievement Of Ss2 Students

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1                  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Guidance and counseling as a discipline in education concerns itself with assisting students world-wide to function effectively by enabling them get over the difficulties which might prevent them achieve self-actualization in their academic pursuit. This stresses the fact that modern African children and youths need guidance and counseling. But to be effective, guidance practices must be based on philosophies that reflect African thinking (Esen, 1977).  The National Policy on Education (NPE). In this document the need fo…