CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
The study examines the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in selected public secondary schools in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.
As human beings require information and good communication to understand the way and how things are going on. As the society expands, new developments become noticeable when there is information and communication technology.
Information and communication technology in the practice of guidance and counselling is connected with the rate of students as he may not be abreast of modern innovation to guide the students. Hence, the society is reformation some with information and communication technology to the practice of guidance and counselling as in education area. The traditional methods imparting knowledge have now been replaced with modern techniques and technology as a result of the complex nature of our society. To have an effective and best result from practice of guidance and counselling services the use of information and communication technology (ICT) cannot be overlooked. This information and communication technology (ICT) assist to investigate information and communication technology and the practice of guidance and counselling is selected public secondary schools in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Purpose of Study Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
1. It assists in understanding the uses and importance of information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in our schools.
2. It enables to create awareness for the need of information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in our schools.
3. It helps to determine the extent to which information and communication technology (ICT) facilitate and the practice of guidance and counselling in our schools.
4. It assists in examining the factors that hinder effective uses of information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in our schools.
5. It assists in achieving ones objectives more quickly, more cheaply, or more efficiently and facilitates things which would have been considered impossible of information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in our schools.
6. It assists in providing ideas that teaching and learning can successfully take place through the application of electronic communication facilities between teachers and the students.
1.2 Statement of the Problems
Counselling is a process of helping or assisting an individuals or groups of people by collecting information to help or assist clients or students finding solution to their problems of an emotional or interpersonal nature.
The only common method of acquiring information has been interview (verbal communication or with the use of questionnaire).
Information can be kept by using information and communication technology (ICT) but counsellors lack the knowledge and skills of the computer or internet, create a short of fear in the counsellor and lack of interest in making use of these new technologies post a serious problems to the guidance and counselling practice in our school.
1.3 Research Questions
The study provided answers the following questions:
1. What is information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in our schools?
2. What are the factors affecting information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in the school?
3. What are the extent of information and communication technology (ICT) facilitates and the practice of guidance and counselling in our schools?
4. What are the meaningless information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in our schools?
1.4 Scope of the Study
This study covered eight (8) randomly selected public secondary schools out of the secondary schools in Ipokia District Education Council (DEC). The area is divided into three DEC areas from which three schools each shall be investigated in the first two DEC areas and two school from the third DEC area. The schools are:
A. From Ifoyin District Education Council (DEC)
i. Commercial Academy School, Imotu
ii. Ojumo Community High School, Ihunbo
iii. Gateway secondary School, Ikolaje, Idiroko
B. From Ipokia District Education Council (DEC)
i. District High School, Ipokia
ii. Community High School, Ipokia
iii. Community Commercial High School, Maun
C. From Agosasa District Education Council (DEC)
i. Community High School, Agosasa
ii. Igiri High school, Ijofin
1.5 Significance of Study
The result of this study provide basis for the importance or relevance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to be counsellors, students and the teachers and the practice of guidance and counselling in public secondary schools in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun state. The study will also bring out facts that will influence the counsellor to use information and communication technology (ICT) and in practice of guidance and counselling as to bring changes and improvement.
1.6 Limitation of the Study
This study base on information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in eight (8) selected public secondary schools in Ipokia Local Education District Area of Ogun State.
Notely the study would have been covered all the public secondary schools in Ipokia but due to some limitations such as time which demands the study to be conducted and submitted a stipulated time, finance also limits the score of this study as there is little fund for moving up and down and for buying essential materials needed for the research work. But still, I strongly hope that outcome of this study will not be seriously affected by the identified limitations.
1.7 Definition of Terms
The following terms were defined as used in the study.
Information: This is process of the data that has been proceeded.
Meaning of Communication: Communication is the process of sharing of an information, ideals, feeling, emotion, and attitudes with others people.
Meaning of Technology: Technology it is the scientific knowledge used in practice way to make work easier, faster and productive.
Meaning of Guidance: Guidance is the process of helping an individuals to understand themselves and their world.
Meaning of Counselling: Counselling is the process of an intensive process concerned with assisting normal people to achieve their goals, aims and objective function more effectively.
Counselling is the process of collecting of data and information so as to assist clients or students in finding solution to their social, personal, career and educational problems.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction
The aim of the research is to study the relevance of information and communication technology (ICT) and the practice of guidance and counselling in selected public secondary schools in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun – State.
2.1 The Meaning of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Information and communication technology (ICT) is a generic term referring to technology which are being used for collection, storing, editing and passing an information in various form.
Oshodi and Adewoyin (2008), further said that, despite that information and communication technology (ICT) has no universally accepted definitions, we can analyze each of the terms involved and then synthesize these terms to give an idea of what information and communication technology (ICT) is
Information: This is obtained by assembling items of data into a meaningful way on the other hand information is the data that has been processed or better still, information is also the organised, ready-made useful data.
Communication: This is the process of information exchange between or among individuals or organisations it is process through which information, knowledge, ideas, or messages are conveyed or transmitted from one source (sender) to another source (receiver).