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@article{194376,
        author = {Bittam Mahesh and Dr. Manju Shukla},
        title = {An Analytical Study of Guidance Needs among Secondary School Students in Bapatla District of Andhra Pradesh},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {4013-4019},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=194376},
        abstract = {Guidance and counselling services play an important role in supporting the academic, personal, and vocational development of secondary school students. The present study was conducted to analyse the guidance needs of secondary school students in Bapatla District of Andhra Pradesh. The study adopted the descriptive survey method. A sample of 1000 students studying in VIII, IX, and X classes was selected from government and private secondary schools using stratified random sampling technique. The study considered demographic variables such as gender, class level, school management type (government and private), school type (boys, girls, and co-educational), and family type (joint and nuclear). Data were collected using a Guidance Needs Questionnaire designed to measure students’ needs in educational, personal, social, and vocational areas. The collected data were analysed using statistical techniques such as mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The findings revealed that secondary school students demonstrated moderate levels of guidance needs. The results also indicated that there was no significant difference between male and female students, whereas significant differences were observed with respect to class level, school management type, school type, and family type. The study highlights the importance of strengthening guidance and counselling services in secondary schools to help students deal with academic challenges, emotional adjustment, and career planning. The findings of the study may assist teachers, school administrators, and policymakers in developing effective guidance programmes for the holistic development of secondary school students in Bapatla District of Andhra Pradesh.},
        keywords = {Guidance Needs, Secondary School Students, School Counselling, Adolescence, Bapatla District, Andhra Pradesh.},
        month = {March},
        }