COUNSELLORS’ ADOPTION OF INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The study aimed at determining the counsellors’ adoption of intervention techniques for conflict resolution in secondary schools in Enugu State. Two research questions guided the study. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. The study adopted a Census survey research design. The population for the study consisted of 113 counsellors (45 males and 68 females). There was no sampling because the population was manageable. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts; two from Guidance and Counselling Department and one expert in measurement and Evaluation from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Education,(Measurement and Evaluation Unit) all from Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). An overall reliability co-efficient of 0.71 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha statistics. A total of 105 copies out of 113 copies of the instrument correctly filled and returned were used for the study. The return rate of the instrument distributed was 92.9 percent. Data collected were analyzed using mean with standard deviation for answering the research questions and t-test for testing the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Results from the findings showed that counsellors did not adopt administrative and moral intervention techniques in resolving conflicts among secondary school students in Enugu State. It was recommended among others that seminars/workshops should be organized for counsellors to acquaint them with administrative and moral intervention techniques. This will enhance counsellors’ productivity and students’ academic performance