ASSESSING GUIDANCE SERVICES IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA: A CASE OF A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SUNYANI WEST DISTRICT

The study assessed guidance services in a senior high school in the Sunyani west district of Ghana. A mixed-method approach was employed for the study with the concurrent triangulation strategy as the design. The population of this study comprised all the Green Track students of the school. The sample size was 122 respondents made up of 120 students and two counselors. The students were selected through the convenience sampling method while the two counsellors were purposively selected. Instruments for data collection were questionnaire and semi-structured interview guides. The study revealed that all the students were aware of counselling departments as well as guidance services. The study recommended that the Management of the school should provide facilities like counselling offices, magazines, and audio and video tapes, for effective guidance and counselling services.