COVER PAGE ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF PATRONAGE OF GUIDANCE SERVICES AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GWALE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE

Abstract This study investigated the assessment of the level of patronage of guidance services among senior secondary school students in Gwale Local Government Area Of Kano State. The study used three objectives and three research questions. Descriptive research design was adopted in this study. The population for the study consists of all students in the senior secondary schools in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The total number of SS students is 33,765 drawn from all part of the Local Government Area . The sample of this study consists of 379 students from all secondary schools in Gwale local government in Kano state using simple random technique. The instrument used to collect data from the study was questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation frequency and percentages. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the students were aware of the guidance services in senior secondary schools in Gwale local government. Senior secondary schools students do patronize the guidance service in their respective schools. Majority of the respondents agreed that guidance services had impacted their life positively. Based on the findings, this research recommended that Professionally trained counselors should be appointed for running the office of the guidance and counseling in each school. Government should provide adequate fund for running guidance and counseling services in senior secondary schools in Gwale local government area of Kano state. and The school counsellor in conjunction with the principal and other teachers should embark on sensitizing their students on the existence, scope and importance of guidance and counseling.