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Unit 3: Need for Guidance with Reference to India

(v) Solution of Educational Problems: We are facing various types of educational problems in Notes
the schools such as universal and compulsory education, increased enrolment, high percentage
of failures and dropout, wastage and stagnation etc. These problems require the need of
proper guidance services in the school. Special guidance services are also required for the
gifted, backward, handicapped and delinquent children.
(vi) Solving Discipline problems: Problem of discipline is becoming more and more acute in
the educational institutions. Even at higher stage of education it has taken a serious turn.
Student strikes and agitation have become a common scene of the day. Problems of discipline
can be solved with the help of guidance programme.
2. Vocational Needs: In our country natural resources are not being properly utilized because of
lack of guidance services. The following are the vocational needs for introducing guidance
programme in the schools :
(i) Vocationalisation of Education and Guidance: Improvement of vocational efficiency is one
of the aims of education. Secondary Education Commission has emphasized the need of
introduction of crafts in addition to the diversification of the courses at secondary stage so
that a large number of students may take up agriculture, technical, commercial or other
practical courses to enable them to go for vocational pursuits. All this calls for proper guidance
services in the school.
(ii) Guidance as an Instrument of National Development: Guidance by helping, identifying
and developing human potential which is the richest source of a nation can help to reduce
the wastage of educational facilities and abilities, which is so prevalent in our country. Thus
there is a need to establish a close link between education and the manpower needs of the
country. The sound guidance programme can help to achieve this objective in a systematic
way.
(iii) Expanding Complexity of the World of Work: There has been a tremendous increase in the
variety of jobs due to the development of industrialization and mechanization in every
aspect of life. Thus there is a problem of choice. It is highly important to acquaint the secondary
school students with this variety of jobs and with their different requirements. This is possible
only by providing organized guidance services in the school system of our country.
(iv) Increasing Need for Man-power Planning and Utilization: For the planned development
of a nation like ours, conservation of human resources and manpower planning is very
important. A careful balance has to be struck between the manpower needs and the various
educational and training programmes. To meet the rapidly rising demands of various types
of personnel for the various developmental projects, the younger generation of the country
will have to be systematically guided into courses of training which will equip them for
urgent national needs
(v) Occupational Awareness: A well-organized guidance programme is essential for creating
occupational awareness among the pupils of the country. The students must be made aware
of the various types of jobs available in the employment market so that they may be able to
opt those courses during the secondary stage. There fore, assistance has to be given for
making a right choice of the courses at the secondary stage.
(vi) Changes in the Conditions of Industry and Labour: Fast changes are taking place, today in
the conditions of industry and labour. Specialization has become the word of the present
age. Moreover, professions have multiplied in numbers that it has become difficult for a
common man to make a right choice out of them. Hence it has become essential to get help
of guidance services in the school.
(vii) Changed Economic Pattern of the Country: Our country is in the era of economic planning.
We require scientists,industrialists, Software Engineers, Bankers etc., to meet the growing
demands of the progressive country. The craze for white-collared jobs must come to an end.

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