Exploring the Holistic Impact of Counseling Services on Academic Development in University Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to ‘to explore the importance of Counseling Services for Educational development at University level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. This research is quantitative in nature. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaire from sample students; the objective of study is to sought information about students’ perceptions about the importance of counselling services for educational development. The finding of this research show that every student needseducational counseling such as,how to improve their writing, reading and speaking skills, best career opportunity, to identify the challenges which they are facing in university.It is recommended that All parties including the education minister, secretary education, vice-chancellors of universities, head of the departments, instructor, counselors and even parents are required to perform their dominant role in its own way/dimension in the counseling of students.