Principles and Procedures of Guidance

Paper Code: 
CON 132
Credits: 
100
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Objective: 

-    Understand and develop an adequate philosophy of guidance, meaning, nature and its scope.
-    Understand the principles and procedure of guidance in schools, its nature, role of guidance personal vis-à-vis school curriculum, classroom learning and school discipline.
-    Personnel and community and techniques of organization of guidance services and their evaluation.    
 

Unit I: 
Introduction to Guidance

Meaning, nature, scope and purpose. Need and types of guidance, its relation with education. Present status and future possibilities of guidance in India.

 

Unit II: 
Procedures of Guidance

Group guidance, meaning and nature of group dynamics, factors influencing group cohesiveness. Group guidance techniques, guidance as a team work.

Unit III: 
Guidance in Classroom

Its contribution to personal, social and career development of student, Guidance and classroom learning : process of learning, children’s characteristics, classroom climate. Guidance of discipline.  

Unit IV: 
Organization of Guidance Services

Orientation, individual inventory, information, counselling, placement, follow up, research. Principles and evaluation.

Unit V: 
Emerging concerns for Guidance

Guidance for character development, meaning and role. Theories and process of value development (Kohlberg and Piaget). Special issues in guidance : Drug abuse, Alcohol abuse.

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