International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)
  Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 27-32
The Impact of Guidance and Counseling Services on Students' Academic Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Uganda; a Case Study of Nakisunga Sub County Mukono District Download PDF
Babirye Oliver Mugalu, Magala Muhammed

Abstract:
Students" academic performance is the center for which the whole education system resolves. The success and failure of any institution relies on its system, inputs and strategies. Guidance and counseling among senior secondary schools in Uganda is seen as a strategy to build a morally, God fearing, and a more strategic, skilled work force. The study adopted social learning theory of career decision making as learning is the interaction with environment and genetic endowment. The study had three goals: to investigate the effects of influencing students' behavior on their academic performance and career choices in the Nakisunga Sub-County Mukono District; to investigate the effects of advice and counseling on students' career problems in the Nakisunga Sub-County Mukono District; and to establish the connection among both secondary school advice and counseling training programmes and students' educational achievement. According to the study, consultation and assistance enhance the students' attitudes, choices, perseverance in the face, and attempts in learning as well as how they connect to the individuals in their school environment. It also establishes a setting that is suitable for learning, safe, and secure, help learners become attentive, collaborative, and encourages teachers to love, care, and enjoy teaching them. In Nakisunga Sub County, the study discovered a beneficial association between guidance and advice.