School counsellor’s perception on the causes of, and strategies for curbing youth restiveness in Kwara State
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This study focused on school counsellor’s perceptions on the causes of, and counselling strategies for curbing youth restiveness in Kwara State. The descriptive survey design was employed in this study. The sample consisted of 226 counsellors drawn from all the senatorial districts in Kwara State using a multistage sampling procedure. Two research questions were used in this study and five hypotheses were generated respectively to guide the conduct of this study. The instrument used was titled Causes and Curbing Youth Restiveness Questionnaire (CCYRQ). Using test-retest method a reliability index of 0.75 was obtained. The data obtained were analyzed using percentage and frequency count for the descriptive data, while chi-square, t test and ANOVA were used to test the hypotheses generated at 0.05 level of significance. The result obtained revealed that denial of basic human rights seems to be the main perceived cause of youth restiveness. Equally counselling youths on how to make rational decisions that can enhance development is a main counselling strategy in curbing youth restiveness in Kwara State. Also, counsellor’s perceptions were not the same on the causes and strategies for curbing youth restiveness based on religion and school type. All other hypotheses were upheld. Based on the findings of this study it was recommended that the government should employ the services of counsellors in enlightening the youths on how to exercise their human rights without causing harm in the society. They should equally create more jobs and employment opportunities for this will assist in curbing youth restiveness.
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