PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF STRESS AND COUNSELLING INTERVENTIONS ON LONG VACATION TRAINING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA

Mohammed Mahmoud Baba, MUHAMMAD Adam, Is-haq Abdulsalam

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The purpose of this study was to determine LVT students’ perceptions of stress and its effects on their academic performance, and how students develop coping strategies. It tried to find out how stress places demands on an individual and in response to the stress the body attempts to adapt to the stressful experiences to maintain a sense of normalcy. A survey design was adopted and self-designed instrument was used in collecting data. Three hypotheses were tested and analysed at 0.01 level of significance. Findings showed that there was a significant relationship between factors causing stress and academic performance; perceived effects of stress and duration of LVT programme and lastly effects of stress. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, the curriculum should include stress management. Secondly, students should learn effective study skills and lastly there should be reviews of the programme to go contemporary with the duration of time for the study.

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