Students’ Perception of the Role of School Counselling

Abstract

School counselling is an important aspect in education. This paper evaluates students’ perception of school counselling in Cameroon using a purposive probability sample of 150 high school students from Bamenda Sub-division. The paper reveals that school counselling is an integral part of the school programme and is vital in the education of students. The paper also shows that students have an opinion of what the role of counselling should be. However, the analysis reveal that school counselling does not influence students’ educational and career choices; and that it offers little help in solving students’ psychological problems. The findings of this study reveal fundamental structural and functional limitations of school counselling in Cameroon, and highlight the necessity of re-evaluating the methods, objectives, and quality of interaction with students.