The Indispensable Role of Guidance and Counseling as a Veritable Tool for Re-Cultivating Academic Integrity in Tertiary Institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria
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Indispensible, Guidance and Counseling, Veritable tool, Re-cultivating, Academic integrityAbstract
The study examined the indispensable role of Guidance and Counseling as a veritable tool for re-cultivating academic integrity in tertiary institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions and hypotheses were utilized. The survey design was adopted; since the study was concerned with determining the opinion of respondents in the study area. The population was 11765 and a sample size of 603 respondents, which comprises 251 males and 352 female students were randomly selected from one federal institution and one state-owned institution. The instrument for data collection was a 4-point Likert questionnaire titled Counseling as a veritable tool for re-cultivating academic integrity questionnaire (CVRAIQ) which consists of 30 items and ranged from Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree. The instrument was validated by experts in measurement and evaluation the reliability co-efficient ranged from 0.91- 0.97. The findings revealed that the level of academic integrity among students in tertiary institutions is low. In addition, it was revealed that if guidance services are properly utilized in tertiary institutions it would help to curb the menace of academic dishonesty. It was recommended that tertiary institutions should instill good morals, values and maintain high academic integrity through the utilization of guidance and counseling.
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