Importance of Guidance & Counseling for susta...

Importance of Guidance & Counseling for sustainable Education

Author Name : Dr. Avinash Kumar

ABSTRACT

The study is aimed to explore guidance & counseling as an instrument of attaining sustainable of education processes at all levels. Education is a continuous process that compasses teaching and learning which commences from birth till death. In this process a child or adult develops the abilities, attitudes and other forms of behaviors which are of positive value to the society in which he or she lives. Education can be sustained when its values, principles and processes are adhered to by the learners, teachers and counselors who are the keepers of the tenets of education. In view of this sustaining education, people acquire cultural heritage, knowledge, ideals and civilization of the future. At the same time guidance & counseling serves as one of the agencies for creating an intervening effect in the standard of education. Guidance & counseling provides learning opportunities for individuals who are willing to learn from the counselor and make appropriate choices applicable to their area of needs. The counselor plays a fundamental function in interpreting the content of the school curriculum through individual and group counseling that involves the use of psychological techniques and theories. Guidance & counseling function in this regard is encompassing because it connects the home, school and society through its unique activities.

Keywords: Guidance, Counseling, Sustainable education