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The study investigated counsellors' perceptions of counselling strategies for improving self-esteem among secondary school students in Enugu State (SFISASSSIES). These students should be taught self-esteem, as it is a crucial quality for adolescents' academic and general success. Every child's academic performance is heavily influenced by their self-perception and mannerisms or SELF-ESTEEM. In my capacity as a counsellor, I have seen that these students' persistent academic deficiencies stem from a lack of self-worth, which in turn leads to a lack of confidence and ongoing academic failure. This research specifically sought to ascertain whether counsellors perceive Cognitive Restructuring (CR), Group Counselling (GC), and SQ3R Robinson Method (SRM), as strategies for enhancing self-esteem among sss in Enugu State. This was done with particular reference to the gender, counsellor's experience and location of the schools of the respondents. The population of the study is 105 counsellors currently serving in the 291 government-owned secondary schools(ss) in Enugu State. 96 copies were returned signifying 91.43% and used to collect the data for the study using a self-structured questionnaire developed by the researcher called Counselling Strategies for Enhancing Self-esteem Scale (CSESES). The instrument was face-validated by three experts: one in the Department of Education Faculty, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu. Cronbach Alpha Reliability estimate was used to ascertain the internal consistency of the instrument. A descriptive survey research design was used and data collected for this study were analyzed using mean, grand mean and standard deviation, to answer research questions. The result showed that counsellors perceive CR, GC&SRM as effective SFISASSSIES.
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Chinonye Egbo, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
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Conference: ECE2024
Stream: Counselling
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Egbo C. (2024) Counselling Strategies for Improving Self-Esteem Among Secondary School Students in Enugu State, Nigeria ISSN: 2188-1162 The European Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 785-796) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2024.60
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2024.60
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