RESTRUCTURING QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Adegbite Peter Ibrahim, PhD

Abstract

This paper focus on restructuring quality teaching and learning in Guidance and Counselling for sustainable development in Nigeria. The paper defined Guidance as any organized activities, formal or informal designed to help the overall development of individuals, it defined Counselling as a face to face interaction between a professional and a client who is seeking for professional solution to recurring problems. It also states the goals of Guidance and Counselling and discussed the concept of restructuring quality teaching and learning in guidance and counselling. Furthermore, the paper states some resources which can be put in place for effective guidance and counselling services. The paper recommends that, adequate human and material resources should be provided to assist guidance and counselling services in schools, school heads should make funds available to guidance/counsellor for procurement of counselling resources, guidance and counselling centres should be established in all schools in Nigeria, school counsellors should learn to improvised counselling resources or materials. And government should promote policies that will boost the capacity of guidance and counselling service in Nigerian schools for sustainable development.