Malaysian school counsellor's perspectives and approaches to identifying and assisting at-risk students through counselling interventions (IR)

Given the serious personal and societal consequences of adolescents dropping-out of school and behaving in self-destructive ways, it is very important to be able to identify students who are at risk of failure. Identifying and assisting at-risk students through counselling interventions will provide...

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Main Author:	Samsiah Mohd Jais
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Published:	2012
Subjects:	BF Psychology
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spelling	oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:26342020-02-27 Malaysian school counsellor's perspectives and approaches to identifying and assisting at-risk students through counselling interventions (IR) 2012 Samsiah Mohd Jais BF Psychology Given the serious personal and societal consequences of adolescents dropping-out of school and behaving in self-destructive ways, it is very important to be able to identify students who are at risk of failure. Identifying and assisting at-risk students through counselling interventions will provide better understanding of issues resulting from academic failure at school. This study explored the perspectives and approaches of eight school counsellors with regard to identifying and assisting students considered to be academically and behaviorally at-risk. Their perspectives and approaches are crucial because they reflect the counsellors' understanding and competency to deal with at-risk students. This research project consisted of two studies. The aim of the first was to explore the school counsellors' perspectives and approaches for identifying at-risk students at secondary school. The second examined the intervention(s) used by counsellors to assist those students. Participants for study 1 consisted of eight school counsellors employed by secondary schools in Malaysia. Their schools had been identified as having the country's highest number of at-risk students. Study 2 comprised eight secondary-school student participants aged 16 to 17: formerly deemed students at-risk, they were asked about the interventions they had experienced. A qualitative case study research design with inductive analysis was used to analyze the resulting data. The method used to gather the data was an investigator-administered questionnaire which contained open-ended questions developed by researcher. For both studies, school counsellors were interviewed about their experiences, opinions, and attitudes to working with at-risk students. For study 2, questionnaires were provided to the students to obtain information about their perspectives and experiences of their school's counselling programs and interventions. The main findings of study 1 are: that hostile behaviour, negative attitudes, and poor academic achievement are key identifiers of students at-risk;that family and peers factors are significant causes of at-risk behavior; that truancy is a form of risky behaviour; that multiple approaches are required for effective identification; that counselling skills and knowledge and a suitable personality are important attributes and competencies for counsellors who need to be able to identify at-risk students and that counsellors' own weaknesses and limitations are barriers to counsellors identifying at-risk students. The general findings of study 2 are: the students' responses to counselling programs were positive if they participated voluntarily, if they attended with their peers, and if the intervention program was relevant to their immediate needs; the main elements of the counselling program entailed active participation; and counselling sessions and programs were the main interventions. 2012 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=2634 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=2634 text eng closedAccess Doctoral Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia N/A
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description	Given the serious personal and societal consequences of adolescents dropping-out of school and behaving in self-destructive ways, it is very important to be able to identify students who are at risk of failure. Identifying and assisting at-risk students through counselling interventions will provide better understanding of issues resulting from academic failure at school. This study explored the perspectives and approaches of eight school counsellors with regard to identifying and assisting students considered to be academically and behaviorally at-risk. Their perspectives and approaches are crucial because they reflect the counsellors' understanding and competency to deal with at-risk students. This research project consisted of two studies. The aim of the first was to explore the school counsellors' perspectives and approaches for identifying at-risk students at secondary school. The second examined the intervention(s) used by counsellors to assist those students. Participants for study 1 consisted of eight school counsellors employed by secondary schools in Malaysia. Their schools had been identified as having the country's highest number of at-risk students. Study 2 comprised eight secondary-school student participants aged 16 to 17: formerly deemed students at-risk, they were asked about the interventions they had experienced. A qualitative case study research design with inductive analysis was used to analyze the resulting data. The method used to gather the data was an investigator-administered questionnaire which contained open-ended questions developed by researcher. For both studies, school counsellors were interviewed about their experiences, opinions, and attitudes to working with at-risk students. For study 2, questionnaires were provided to the students to obtain information about their perspectives and experiences of their school's counselling programs and interventions. The main findings of study 1 are: that hostile behaviour, negative attitudes, and poor academic achievement are key identifiers of students at-risk;that family and peers factors are significant causes of at-risk behavior; that truancy is a form of risky behaviour; that multiple approaches are required for effective identification; that counselling skills and knowledge and a suitable personality are important attributes and competencies for counsellors who need to be able to identify at-risk students and that counsellors' own weaknesses and limitations are barriers to counsellors identifying at-risk students. The general findings of study 2 are: the students' responses to counselling programs were positive if they participated voluntarily, if they attended with their peers, and if the intervention program was relevant to their immediate needs; the main elements of the counselling program entailed active participation; and counselling sessions and programs were the main interventions.
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Malaysian school counsellor's perspectives and approaches to identifying and assisting at-risk students through counselling interventions (IR)

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