ERIC Number: EJ1004182
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-5237
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The Role of Counselling and Parental Encouragement on Re-Entry of Adolescents into Secondary Schools in Abia State, Nigeria
Alika, Henrietta Ijeoma; Ohanaka, Blessing Ijeoma
Research in Education, v89 p61-69 May 2013
This paper examined the role of counselling, and parental encouragement on re-entry of adolescents into secondary school in Abia State, Nigeria. A total of 353 adolescents who re-entered school were selected from six secondary schools in the State through a simple random sampling technique. A validated questionnaire was used for data analysis. Data were analyzed using regression analysis. The study revealed that counselling and parental encouragement significantly determine re-entry of adolescents into school in Abia State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it is recommended that counsellors should identify and counsel at-risk adolescents who are out of school with a view to getting them back to school. Parents and counsellors should collaborate in counselling and encouraging adolescents who are out of school, and those who re-enrolled, so as to develop their potentials and empower them to contribute towards National development. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries, Sampling, Reentry Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Role, Parent Role, Questionnaires, Adolescent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Best Practices, Achievement Need
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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