Beyond academic. Navigating Issues that Need Intervention Through Counseling in Teacher Colleges in Tanzania E-Book

Thadei Filipatali

• Herausgeber: GRIN Verlag
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2025 in the subject Psychology - Intelligence and Learning Psychology, grade: B, , language: English, abstract: It is obvious that most of student teachers in colleges are at the age of adolescence. This time is encompassed with a lot of challenges. Individuals’ academic success is attributed to diverse factors that need attention among stakeholders in particular tutors to make student teachers’ development in a holistic manner. According to Annabel (2022) the application of community model in counselling need a thorough investigation of the problem prevailing among individuals in a certain community that can be addressed in such a way that community members can benefit at large. A total of 175 participants were involved as a sample for the study. These student teachers were in second year and third year of their studies. In this case questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and interviews were used to capture data from student teachers that need psychological and counselling intervention. Delving into the study findings demonstrated that main issues that need psychological and counselling intervention include: Love affairs, family problems, failure in academic matters, diseases and financial problems. Further findings unveiled that love related matters outshine others as 57.1% of the participants mentioned it as one of the factor that triggers their wellbeing while at the college. The study concludes that teacher colleges should strengthen departments relating to guidance and counselling so that services can be more appealing and engaging.