Abstract:
Guidance and counselling constitute the best approach to help children and
their families deal with life’s frustrating issues. In the school context, guidance
and counselling services assist the school to manage discipline and deal with
the influence of so
cial evils on learners and the learning environment.
However, for guidance and counselling services to be effective in schools,
several factors must be put in place. Among these factors, the key is school
management support for guidance and counselling ser
vices. In recognition of
this fact, the study examined the influence of the schools’ management
attitudes towards guidance and counselling on the implementation of guidance
and counselling programmes in secondary schools in Baringo Central Sub
-
County. The
study used the descriptive survey research method. It relied on a
sample of 36 secondary schools with 36 principals and 72 teacher
-
counsellors.
The research employed a questionnaire to collect the data. The collected data
was then analysed using SPSS, vers
ion 22.
The results of the study revealed
that although most schools’
managers had
e
mbraced and recognised the role of
guidance and counselling in their schools
, little time and resources were
availed
to sustain these important services. This situation had
negatively affected the
implementation of guidance and counselling in schools. Therefore, it was
recommended that
guidance should be conceptualised in a broader and more
comprehensive and holistic view, incorporating vocational and other aspects of
