Message from Executive Editor

As an international journal that finds fulfilment in providing quality reading materials for our readers, we are delighted to publish the Volume 11, Number 2 issue of our highly respected journal “Global Journal of Guidance and Counseling: Current Perspectives”. The aim of this issue is to present the findings of research that was conducted by our seasoned researchers in the areas of cyber counselling, family counselling and Gender counselling. With most of our countries opening up after the global slow-down due to the pandemic, we deem it necessary to address the selected topics in this issue. We believe the topics will address individual’s concerns across the globe and help individuals to be better prepared for life after COVID. This issue which covers topics from four different continents of the world is rich in information and would guide our readers as well as researchers in the field of guidance and counselling. Enjoy reading!! Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Demirbas Celik, Executive Editor Alanya Alaadin Keykubat University, Turkey

An examination of the relationship between social intelligence and organisational commitment among the school managers of Kashmar and Khalilabad

This research aims to examine the relationship between social intelligence (SI) and organisational commitment (OC) among male and female managers of boys’ and girls’ schools in the two Iranian cities of Kashmar and Khalilabad. The statistical population of the study included all the managers of the aforementioned schools in two cities, with a total of 204 people based on the information received from the local education bureaus. The study is based on the correlation method. Pearson’s correlation coefficient, multiple regressions and independent t-test were carried out using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software for data analysis. The results revealed that there was a relationship between SI and OC; meanwhile, SI could somehow predict and explain the alterations in OC. Also, there was a meaningful association between the subscale of patience and OC where patience had an impact on OC and its dimensions. Keywords: Organisational commitment, affective commitment, continuance commitment, normative commitment, social intelligence.

Improving female students’ participation and their academic performance: Ethiopian Technical University

This study was conducted with the objective of improving female students’ participation and their academic performance of students in Ethiopian Technical University. The researcher selected 22 female students and 6 male teachers through purposive sampling techniques. The data gathering tools were questionnaire and interview; secondary data were collected through document analysis. The quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and qualitative data were analysed by narration and summarisation. The result indicated that university climate, department choice of students, lack of tutorial classes provided by the university and poor training support for female students to improve academic performance impacted female students’ academic performance. In addition, sociocultural factors, female students’ background area, educational status of parents and perception towards their academic performance affected the academic achievement of female students. Furthermore, socio-economic factors, economic status of parents, female students living outside university and being non-cafe affected female student’s academic performance at the higher education level. Keywords: Academic performance, factors, female students, participation, Ethiopian Technical University.

Cyberbullying during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Internet and advanced technology are increasingly dominating our lives. The number of researches regarding the aggressive behaviour of teenagers on the Internet is rapidly increasing. This study aims at revealing the features of cyberbullying in popular social networks and its negative psychological consequences. This article summarises the results of using Google Trends in the context of ‘bullying’ and ‘cyberbullying’ during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan during the transition to distance learning. A total number of 32 adolescents participated in an online survey about cyberbullying. According to our results, all participants said that this is a terrifying fact to believe that they cannot rely on adults when it comes to cyberbullying unlike traditional bullying, where the aggressor is known to the face and can be avoided, but the pursuer is anonymous in cyberspace. Cyberbullying can be particularly dangerous for children and adolescents who have had traumatic experiences or who have experienced rejection within the family. Keywords: Internet space, cyberbullying, victimisation, COVID-19, technology.

The effects of tutorial class for female students on their academic achievement in Wachemo University, Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of tutorial class on female students’ academic achievement in Wachemo University. The study employed the experimental research design. Data were collected from 10% (60) of the female students as a sample from the total of 598 female students by using simple random sampling techniques and 11 teachers out of 114 teachers were selected by using purposive sampling techniques. The results revealed that tutorial support has both academic and psychological effects on female students. Academically, tutorial class is effective in improving a student’s academic performance. Psychologically, tutorial support is effective in improving their self-confidence, self-concept, decision-making ability, memory and feeling of happiness. Finally, the study suggested that tutorials are indispensable factors in the achievements of educational goals and objectives. Therefore, students, teachers and other concerned bodies should give special attention to the implementation of effective tutorial class support for female students. Keywords: Academic achievement, effects, tutorial class, female students.

Find the difference: Parent–child interactions at Ankara University Toy Museum

Museums are founded on the preservation, classification and exhibition of artifacts collected from rare cabinets to imperial treasures. The aim of this study was to examine how arrangements in museum differentiate parental scaffolding behaviour. This research was carried out in Ankara University Toy Museum, and 50 parent–child couples participated. It was investigated how the situation of playing ‘find the difference’ game differentiates parental scaffolding behaviour. Interactions between parents and children in the museum were videotaped and speeches were transcribed. Speeches were divided into scaffolding categories and frequencies were calculated. As a result of the analysis, 20 parents played the game with their children. According to the results of the research, museums can support parents’ scaffolding behaviour. In Turkey, there is limited information on how parents are using museums for their children. Studies carried out in this field can provide more information about how practices can be conducted in this field. Keywords: Scaffolding behaviours, cognitive development, early childhood, museum, informal education.

Examining the relationship between the school climate and motivation of teachers who work in primary and secondary schools

Since this study aims to examine the relationship between the motivation levels of teachers working in primary, secondary and high schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in TRNC and their views on school climate, a relational scanning model, one of the descriptive research methods, was used in this study. The universe of this study consists of 3868 teachers studying in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Primary Education and General Secondary Education schools. A total of 208 teachers working in schools in Nicosia, Famagusta, Güzelyurt and Girne were included in the sample group. The data collected with the help of scales in the study were analysed by statistical methods of "Correlation", "Regression", "Kruskal-Wallis H", "Mann-Whitney U" and Spearman correlation techniques. The value of 0.371, calculated as a correlation coefficient between teachers' school climate and teacher motivation, indicates that the relationship between the variables is at a positive and medium level. Keywords: Organizational Climate, School Climate, Motivation, Teacher

Play therapy in the prevention of behavioural disorders of school-aged children

The main goal of this research was to identify and understand the effects of play therapy on the prevention of behavioural disorders of younger school-aged children. A semi-structured interview was used as the data collection method with 17 open-ended questions. The study participants were seven parents whose children were involved in play therapy treatment for at least 3 months. It has been shown that play therapy is an effective medium in empathy development, more successful emotion management, encouragement of non-violent communication and reduction in aggressive behaviour. It can be concluded that the effectiveness of play therapy in the prevention of behavioural disorders significantly depends on the involvement of parents in treatment and the relationship between a therapist and a child. This research certainly serves as a basis for further research that will recognise the importance of therapeutic play in solving emotional and/or behavioural difficulties of children and youth. Keywords: Behavioural disorders, child, play therapy, prevention.

The relationship between internet addiction and psychopathological variables among students of Albania’s Universities

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between Internet addiction with loneliness, depression, anxiety and stress among students of Albania’s universities. The prevalence of Internet addiction and the gender differences are other important purposes of this study. The sample consists of 1,024 university students from different Faculties of Albania’s Universities. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between internet addiction and loneliness, anxiety, stress and depression as a whole and all its components. Data were collected using the Internet addiction scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 21). The regression results also indicated that in general, Internet addiction can predict loneliness, depression, anxiety and stress variable. T-test analysis indicated that male students are more prone to be addicted to the Internet than female ones and the prevalence rate of heavy internet addiction is about 0.7%. The data were analysed using correlation, regression, descriptive analysis and t-test. Keywords: Internet addiction, loneliness, depression, anxiety, stress.

Correlations of self-esteem with academic competencies and gender variations

In psychology, self-esteem is a concept that is largely used and analysed in the scientific literature. The goal of this study is to assess, with validated instruments, the corollary links between students’ academic results and the nature of perceptions of their skills and self-esteem. A total of 255 student volunteers with an average age of 21 years (91 female students and 164 male students) were included. We opted for two types of surveys: a questionnaire (SEQ) developed by Duclos, which measures self-esteem in five domains, and a questionnaire on the perception of competence on three domains of training. According to the results, even though students displayed a low sense of competence in the face of modest results during training, their self-esteem in the ‘family and social’ domains stayed stable with good scores. The study concludes that every person achieves high self-esteem when they achieve successes that are equal to or greater than their ambitions. Keywords: Academic results, corollary links, gender, perception of competence, self-esteem.