Roles Of

School
Teacher
EDU3083

Teacher as a Guide

Guidance - help and advice about how to do

something or about how to deal with
problems
connected
with
your
work,
education, or personal relationships
Start to be implemented in school in 1963;
which was inline with UNESCOs charter
The main purpose is to provide awareness
among the teachers on the important in
giving attention toward the students ability
(mental, physical, interest, talent)

 Meaning

- A process to help the students to identify, to

understand the experience/situation, value and
behaviour which are acceptable in the society
Respondents
- Students that faced problem(intellectual,
spiritual, emotion or social )
Example of common problems
- Academic & social
Solution
- Students will be given guideline & advice how
to solve their problem(s)

Crow and Crow (1983)

Within

the
education
context,
counseling refers to the aids given or
actual support given to the students.
Counseling service at school level must
cover the counseling aspect such as
social, learning, vocational and program
such as (Prevention Program)

Aspect of guidance
Orientation
Inventory
Counseling
Placement
Tutoring
Giving

advice
Follow-up action

In general, the purpose of

guidance are:
I.
II.

III.
IV.

To develop the initiative, responsible

and self-management of the students
To develop students ability in choosing/
setting their own goal(s), knowing
oneself and people around them
To prevent, to predict and to avoid crisis
from arise in the students life
To help the students to adapt with the
school environment; comfortable in life

Teachers role in guidance

process
I.
II.
III.
IV.

To Identify students with problem(s)

To make reference to the specific unit
To collect students information
To
provide
individual
or
group
guidance

Principle in giving
guidance
Every

students should be given equal treatment

Teacher and students share the same
responsible while having the guidance session
(keeping the information only for themself)
Teacher needs to obtain support from the
school and the students parents in order to
solve the problem(s)
The purpose of the guidance is to develop
oneself to be a better person

Approaches in giving guidance

Guidance is given for the students self development
- Motivation talk,
Guidance is given as prevention step
- Teachers role to prevent or reduce the discipline
problems (escape classes, drug-abuse, hangout) in
school
Guidance is given as remedial
- To improve the students performance
Guidance is given to face the crisis which occur
among the students
- Crisis refers to the critical cases such as (fighting,
murder-trial, drug-abuse) / some cases need to be
refer to those who have higher authority

In conclusion
Teacher plays an important role as a
ordinary teacher or as a guidance teacher
Teacher should be aware about his
students progress and provide guidance
if necessary
Teacher should be able to acquire good
communication skills, instill moral values
among the students and be a good role
model