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A Review Paper Impact of Guidance and Counseling To Improve The Academic Performance of School and College Students
A Review Paper Impact of Guidance and Counseling To Improve The Academic Performance of School and College Students
Abstract:
The changing family structure and the evolving social trends with a breakdown in the
traditional support system has created a gap for fulfilling the physical , psychological and
social needs of the child stressing the need for an alternative support system to meet the needs
of the students and Rapid growth of population has led to inverse expansion of educational
institutions, i.e. disproportionate emphasis has been given to higher and technical education
rather than primary education. Surprisingly, policy-makers have gradually given less
importance to introduction of guidance and counseling, even though there is great concern
for improving the entire educational system and counseling requires a proper recognition and
all efforts need to be put together to utilize this very important psychological skill in preventing
and in responding to the various psychosocial needs of the students. Guidance is needed to
help the students for optimum achievement and adequate adjustment in the varied life
situations. Need analysis of the students in the s shows the need of Guidance and counseling
services , in the education, profession, vocation, social, health, moral, personal, and marital
areas.This is a descriptive paper, although the author seeks the explanation for the ambivalent
attitude to guidance and counseling in the social structure of India's complex society.
Keyword ;Counseling ,stress ,education,