Prof Rosemary Ochanya Ogbodo-Adoga
Abstract
This paper focuses on the dynamics of primary education curriculum, which implies consistent relevant changes designed to cope with emerging problems, either identified or anticipated, in the guidance of primary schools. Such measures are taken to cope with changes that have existed in the objectives, contents and administration of primary education in the past several years of Nigerian educational history. This paper therefore focuses on the relevance of guidance and counselling in primary schools. The paper discusses the relevance/rationale for primary school guidance and the place of guidance and counselling in the educational setting. The need for primary school guidance and counselling is also highlighted, with an exposition on the principles underlying primary education guidance programme. The paper also discusses the purposes, objectives and goals of primary school guidance and counselling; integrating primary school guidance into the curriculum; nature of primary school child; role of government in promoting guidance and counselling services; and need to integrate guidance and counselling into the primary school curriculum. The article concludes with suggestions on how to harmonize guidance and counselling programme into primary school curriculum.