ROLE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING AT B.Ed. LEVEL IN ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This study was to identify the process of guidance and counselling at B.Ed. level in Allama Iqbal Open University. Allama Iqbal Open University is a university providing Distance and Non-Formal Education up to PhD level. The participants of the study were students, tutors and administrators of Allama Iqbal Open University. Students Advisory Cell provides guidance and counselling to his students. The university is a distance learning educational institution, thus there is no direct contact of students and teachers. It creates many problems to carry on study on regular basis. The guidance and counselling is necessary for the improvement of students’ knowledge, belief, attitude and behaviour. The objectives of the study were, to find out the provision of services of guidance and counselling at Allama Iqbal Open University, to explain and explore the problems of distance learners and the use of internet for guidance and counselling at national was discussed. These include “Comprehensive Model for counselling, “ASCA National Model” and “Individual Counselling Model”. After the study of related literature three questionnaires were drafted i.e. questionnaires for students tutors and administrators of Allama Iqbal Open University. Data collected was tabulated and analyzed by using percentage mean score and median. The conclusions of questionnaire were drawn accordingly.