This document discusses the importance of research for guidance and counseling programs. It notes that research is a service-oriented activity used to discover new knowledge and advance current understanding. Research provides concrete evidence that counseling programs are worthwhile, and helps counselors grow professionally. The document recommends specific topics that counselors could research, such as factors affecting academic achievement, teacher responses to misbehavior, and the effectiveness of counseling approaches and training programs. Overall, the document emphasizes that research is essential for demonstrating the value of counseling, improving services, and stimulating professional development.

1. Research
Gonzales, Paolo S.
III-26 BS Psychology

2. Research
• is a service-oriented activity conducted to
discover new knowledge, to advance current
knowledge, and to substantiate theory.
• Guidance and Counseling programs have not
been accord much respect and primacy in many
institutions because the evidence of their
contributions is not immediately or directly
visible. These services are not a priority among
school administrators.

3. Research
• Research is important to furnish the institution
with concrete evidence that the program is
worthwhile.
• Counselor accountability is best proven through
research and evaluation.
• Filipino counselors seem to shy away from this.

4. Why do we research?
• It is an organizational scientific effort for
discovering new material, unearthing what is
hidden, finding explanations for current situations
and corroborating or debunking theoretical
assumptions, claims, or practices through
systematic study. (Gibson and Mitchell, 2003)
• Its benefits include the deepening of insights into
the clientele, the self and the counselingprofession
and their relationship.
• Unearthing problems through a systematic strategy.
It will eliminate the waste of precious time and
possible harm by helping the counselor know what
works and what does not.

5. Why do we research?
• It shall stimulate the counselors to widen their
horizons and discover unexplored areas relevant to
the profession.
• It is indispensable for personal and professional
growth.
• It is tangible evidence that the Guidance office is
doing something useful.
• It can help the institution attain its goals and
objectives or implement its plans, the management
will see the value of a non-earning arm like the
Guidance office.

6. Research to lead you in growth and
development:
• Non-intellective factors that affect academic
achievement
• Teacher responses to student misbehavior
• Student expectations of teachers: impact on
motivation
• The effective teacher: students’ perspectives and
responses
• The effects of matching teaching strategies with
learner modalities and intelligences
• Leisure and free time activities
• On-line usage/cyberspace addiction
• Dating habits of high school/college students

7. Research to lead you in growth and
development:
• Students’ experiences of sexual harassment in
school
• Parent-child interaction: how and how much?
• Sex education from parents
• Husband-wife relationships: impact on children
• Family mottos and myths: children’s responses
• Role models and heroes
• Abuses experienced at home
• Decision-making processes
• Effectiveness of specific counseling approaches
• Effectiveness of certain training programs
• Effectiveness of certain guidance activities

8. “Simplicity is beautiful…”

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