Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the guidance program of Dalandanan National High School, to determine the status of implementation of its guidance services, and to identify the challenges that the guidance counselor and staff face to meet the call of the times. Through the use of purposive sampling technique, 194 out of 378 students answered the questionnaire; those students have availed themselves of the guidance services. Twenty teachers and 20 parents participated in the interview. Findings shows that student respondents perceived that the guidance office is attaining its objectives as it can help students acquire knowledge, attitudes and skills in their personal, social and educational pursuits. The personnel who help implement the guidance program were deemed adequate. Material resources and facilities were available except for testing room, testing materials and school brochure. On the other hand, the status of implementation was found positive because individual inventory, information service, counseling, parent and staff consultation, placement and special services were found to be implemented satisfactorily. However, the follow-up service was found to be moderately implemented. When it comes to the challenges that the guidance office faces, teachers and parents believed that the guidance office had difficulties accommodating all students in the school because of their limited manpower. Moreover, the office was increasingly challenged to manage the number of students engaging in risky behavior and impose proper intervention measures to students who repeatedly violated rules and regulations. Thus, enhanced guidance program in different services based on the problems gathered in the study was proposed to address relevant issues and problems concerning students.
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