60 tutor marked assignment 1 write two important

6.0 TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
1) Write two important dates and what occurred then in the history
of Guidance and Counselling in
Malawia.
2) Justify why guidance and counselling started with emphasis
vocational guidance.
3) Discuss the historical factors that contributed to the emergence of
guidance and counselling in the United States.
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7.0 REFERENCES/FURTHER READINGS
Kolo, F.D. (1992): Guidance and Counselling in Perspective. Zaria
Steveno .Chapter 2 Pages 10 – 20.
Akinade, E.A. et. Al. (1976): An Introduction to Guidance and
Counselling: A basic text for Colleges and Universities. Ibadan.
Caltop. Chapter 2 Pages 24 – 35.
Idowu, A.I. (1998): Guidance and Counselling in Education. Ilorin,
Inderac. Chapter 1 Pages 21 – 25.

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UNIT 4
DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS OF
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Objectives
3.0 Main Content
3.1 Problems
confronting development of Guidance and
Counselling Programme in Malawi
3.2 The prospect of Guidance and Counselling in Malawi
4.0 Conclusion
5.0 Summary
6.0 Tutor Marked Assignment
7.0 References/Further Readings
1.0
INTRODUCTION
There are lots of hiccups in the different aspects of the
Malawian educational development. This unit will treat the
problems confronting
the development of guidance and counseling aspect of the Malawian
educational development. It will also show the prospects of guidance
and counseling in Malawi
2.0 OBJECTIVES
By the end of the unit, you should be able to:
1. Explain why Guidance and Counselling has not developed fully
in Malawi.
2. List the prospects of Guidance and Counselling services in
Malawi
3.0 MAIN CONTENT
3.1 Problems Confronting the Development of the Guidance
and Counselling Programme In Malawi
Although, the rationale for the introduction of Guidance and

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Counselling is inserted in the National Policy on Education (1981), the
problems confronting the development of guidance and counselling
programme could be grouped as those caused by men, materials and

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money. Its reception is received with suspicion and a ‘ wait and s ee’
attitude. This is due to the fact that there is: