Thesis
THESIS ABSTRACT
TITLE:
STUDENTS NEED ASSESSMENT AS A BASIS FOR EXTENDED GUIDANCE SERVICES IN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES QUEZON CITY
RESEARCHERS:
Bagatua, Daisy E.
Estavillo, Shanin A.
Laurio, Alma M.
Publico, Ayah Mei P.
INSTITUTION:
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Quezon City
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:
Need is a construct to indicate what is that absent or lacking in the individual’s effort to achieve or perform satisfactorily and obtain a meaningful happy life. Henry Murray and Abraham Maslow proposed the Needs Theory of human behavior. They stated that throughout life wishes and drives collectively called needs, motivate all. When not fulfilled, these needs place the individual under stress and his functioning will be impaired.
Worldwide, students experience social, personal, academic, and vocational problems at school. In the light of these problems, school should be more involved in conducting students’ needs assessment and developing comprehensive guidance and counseling services. Needs assessment is considered the foundation to any program development. This is because it makes a program relevant to the students by responding to their needs. It identifies the specific needs of the target population. This information can help in the development of relevant programs that can be appreciated by counselors and useful to the students. Thus, Needs assessment involve data gathering and establishing of needs of the target population. Data gathered will serve as factual basis for programs goals and objectives.
To realize its objectives Guidance Services are implemented within the school year to benefit the students and the entire academic community as well. They are the following: counseling service, information service, individual inventory service, testing service, and research and evaluation service. Various activities are planned, organized, and implemented to help the student understand himself, improve his
TITLE:
STUDENTS NEED ASSESSMENT AS A BASIS FOR EXTENDED GUIDANCE SERVICES IN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES QUEZON CITY
RESEARCHERS:
Bagatua, Daisy E.
Estavillo, Shanin A.
Laurio, Alma M.
Publico, Ayah Mei P.
INSTITUTION:
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Quezon City
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:
Need is a construct to indicate what is that absent or lacking in the individual’s effort to achieve or perform satisfactorily and obtain a meaningful happy life. Henry Murray and Abraham Maslow proposed the Needs Theory of human behavior. They stated that throughout life wishes and drives collectively called needs, motivate all. When not fulfilled, these needs place the individual under stress and his functioning will be impaired.
Worldwide, students experience social, personal, academic, and vocational problems at school. In the light of these problems, school should be more involved in conducting students’ needs assessment and developing comprehensive guidance and counseling services. Needs assessment is considered the foundation to any program development. This is because it makes a program relevant to the students by responding to their needs. It identifies the specific needs of the target population. This information can help in the development of relevant programs that can be appreciated by counselors and useful to the students. Thus, Needs assessment involve data gathering and establishing of needs of the target population. Data gathered will serve as factual basis for programs goals and objectives.
To realize its objectives Guidance Services are implemented within the school year to benefit the students and the entire academic community as well. They are the following: counseling service, information service, individual inventory service, testing service, and research and evaluation service. Various activities are planned, organized, and implemented to help the student understand himself, improve his