Meaning of Guidance
The term 'guidance'
is derived from word 'guide' that means to show the way to a needy person. A
guide one who has deep knowledge so that seeker can be enlightened. The modern
urban life with technology advancements, 24X7 media and complexities of social
life had introduced new psycho-social challenges which young and adults found
it difficult to cope with which led to the origin of concept of ‘guidance’. Guidance
is the assistance provided a qualified and trained person to an individual to
help him to manage his own life activities and deal with challenges. In the
educational field, guidance means assisting the students to select courses
appropriate to their temperament and interests and achieve excellence in his or
her chosen field.
Definitions of Guidance
According to Crow
and Crow, "Guidance is the assistance
made available by competent Counsellors to an individual of any age to help him
direct his own life, develop his own point of view, make his own decisions,
carry his own burdens".
According to Jones,
"Guidance involves personal help
given by someone; it is designed to assist a person to decide where he wants to
go, what he wants to do or how he can best accomplish his purpose; it assists
him to solve problems that arise in his life”.
According to
Kuppuswani, “Guidance is the process of
helping a person with his adjustment problems”.
According to BF
Skinner, “Guidance is a process of
helping young persons to adjust to self, to others and to circumstances”.
According to Jones,
“Guidance is the help given by one person
to another in making choices and adjustments and in solving problems”.
Kothari Commission on
guidance
1. Guidance, therefore,
should be regarded as an integral part of education.
2. It is a continuous
process aimed at assisting the individual to make decisions and adjustments
from time to time.
3. Helping pupils to
make a satisfactory transition from home to school.
4. Diagnosing
difficulties in learning of basic educational skills.
5. Identifying pupils
in need of special scheme into education (gifted, backward, physically
handicapped).
6. Guiding pupils to
develop insight into the world or work.
Objectives of Guidance
1. To help the
individual in psychological, social and physical development.
2. Adjusting with the
psycho-physical and social environment.
3. To make the
individual competent enough to face the challenges successfully.
4. To provide
appropriate knowledge to the individual in accordance with her/his temperament
and needs.
5. To help individual
in selection of vocation or profession.
6. To activate the
individual to become self-guided and self-reliant in dealing with life issues.
7. To assist in
selection of subjects of study.
8. To inculcate the
feeling of social service in order to enhance the social well-being.
9. To provide help in
dealing with occupational stress.
10. To remain positive,
cheerful and happy so that individual can improve social adaptability,
adjustment and empathy.
References:
1. Aamodt, M. G.
(2010). Industrial/ Organizational Psychology: An applied approach. Belmont:
Wadsworth.
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kothari_
Commission.
3. Rao, S. N. (2004).
Counselling and Guidance. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.
4. shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/
2976/8/08_chapter%202.pdf.
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