Gaudencia Achieng Ndeda

Peer Counseling Approach to Student Discipline: a Case Study of the Kenya Polytechnic University, Nairobi, Kenya Gaudencia Achieng Ndeda

This book presents to the readers the concepts that guidance is the help given by one person to another in making choices and adjustments and in solving problems. Mrs. Ndeda takes a reader to understand that the Counselor aims at aiding the recipient to grow in his independence and ability to be responsible for himself. It is a service that is universal, not confined to the school, or to the family. It is found in all phases of life, in the home, in business and industry, in government, in social life, in hospitals, and in prisons. It is present wherever there are people who need help and wherever there are people who can help. It is done to normal people who do not have any serious problem with their psyche. The Author defines guidance as helping someone to understand himself. It is a complex process which encompasses the total needs of the individual student to be guided. It is applicable to his educational, social, moral, emotional, health, vocational and leisure-time needs as to his preparation for a suitable occupation. This book is highly recommended for the high educational institutions in any country. The students and counselor will also benefit with this book