UNIVERSITY OF NORTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

IRIGA CITY
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Theories & Practice in

Subject Description:

Guidance
Topic: GUIDANCE: Meaning, Function and
Scope
JINA-LUZ ZAMUDIO ALFELOR,
Ed.D., Ph.D
Profesor

ARNEL B. PORTERIA JR.

Reporter
 GUIDANCE:
Meaning,
Function and Scope
Reporter: ARNEL B. PORTERIA JR.
Charles, a young adult of twenty who feels he has a calling to religious
life. To satisfy his silent quest for truth he goes to see a priest for proper
direction.

Mike, who intends to go to college. As he is good in figures, he is most

likely fit for engineering. His homeroom adviser suggest that he should
pursue his inclination so he takes up Civil Engineering in college

Myrna, She comes from a family of doctors. Her mother advises her to
take up medicine but the performing arts seem to be her calling.
Guidance is an integral part of education catered to offer
assistance to individuals so that they would make intelligent
decisions and adjustments in life.

Its fundamental aim is to help a person enhance the best in

him-to help a person responsibly adjust to situation as he
progress.

Meaning of Guidance
According to A.J. Jones,
“The focus of guidance is the
individual and not the problem; its
purpose is to promote the growth
of the individual in self-direction.”
Functions and Scope

SELF-DIRECTION
SELF-KNOWLEDGE
• It refers to the capabilities of
• It is the knowledge or people to direct their own lives
understanding of oneself, one’s based on their understanding of
character, abilities, motives, etc. themselves, others, and the
• It answers the question “What world, and their skill in
am I like?” managing their own learning,
motivation and behavior
Guidance covers a variety of services to meet
the pressing reality.

Guidance, as most educators perceive, is a

form of teaching that anyone can avail of
time..

It does not simply provide assistance for a better understanding of

one-self but it consist of plans to regulate the learner in order to be
equipped with productive skills, desirable habits, and worthwhile
values.
 Bert is fourteen years old and a high school
fresh-man. He is oftentimes tardy for his first
period class. One unpleasant thing about him is
coming to class without a written homework. He
does not bring his Mathematics workbook because
he considers it too bulky. Even after several
conferences with him, he still does not show any
change. He is quick-tempered, showing an action
of defiance. So he is referred to the guidance
counselor for appropriate action.
 Role of the
Classroom Teacher

“ A good teacher is like a

candle which consumes
itself to light the way for
others.”
Guidance and Discipline

Guidance
Discipline
• -helps to set a goal by an action
• -pertains to a series of positive plan of activities for its proper
and negative ways. implementation.
01 Complexity of Living
02 direction
Attainment of effective Self-

03 Expansion of Capabilities
04 Necessity for discovering
and developing leadership

Leading Concerns of Guidance

05 Emergence of
Multiple Intelligence

06 Introduction of Individual
Learning Styles

07 Concern for solution to problems of

adjustment in every phase of a human
endeavor.

08 Steps on Appraisal

Leading Concerns of Guidance

 Essential Elements of Guidance
Process
Assistance

Developmental
Recognition Aspect

Realistic Appraisal Wider Scope

Right to Free Choice Guidance is Focused