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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
The goal of
this study was to determine strategies for counseling secondary school students
with learning disabilities in Cross River State. The need to strengthen the
strategies already in use for counseling these students with learning
disabilities prompted the study. Two hypothesis were formulated for the study
and descriptive survey design was employed. A well-structured questionnaire was
constructed by the researcher and completed by 246 counsellors, comprising of
all the counsellor in public secondary schools in Cross River State. Data
collected was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and ANOVA Statistical
techniques. Hypothesis one was tested using one way Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA), the findings showed an f – ratio value of 4.0648 with the significant
value of 0.0001. Since the significant value is less than 0.05 set-as level of
significance, the null hypothesis was rejected, which implies that there is a
significant difference on the mean ratings of male and female counsellors on
strategies used for counselling students with learning disabilities in Cross
River State. The respondents agreed to all the items (1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and
10) of the questionnaire as strategies used by counsellors in the research area
and that personality factors hinder counseling of students with learning
disabilities. It was recommended among others that; Guidance Counsellors,
Counseling Association of Nigeria should ensure that there are guidance
counselors’ forums to review strategies for counseling students with learning
disabilities and government should make adequate funds available for counseling
services.
Country : Nigeria
IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2023 pp. 125-131