The purpose of this study was to examine what is the desirable direction of peer counseling activities in junior high school. Research questions to achieve this purpose were as follows:
(1) What do peer counselors experience through peer counseling ...
The purpose of this study was to examine what is the desirable direction of peer counseling activities in junior high school. Research questions to achieve this purpose were as follows:
(1) What do peer counselors experience through peer counseling activities?
(2) What is the change that peer counseling activity gives to peer counselors?
(3) How do school members perceive peer counseling activities?
Qualitative case study methods were used to answer these questions in this study. The interviews were conducted with peer counselors, and their peer counseling journal were analyzed. In addition an open-ended questionnaire were administerd to school members in order to understand the perception of peer counseling activities of school members.
The results of the study are as follows:
First, peer counselors had difficulty in starting peer counseling.
To solve these difficulties, some peer counselors wanted to connect themselves formally for counseling. In peer counseling through these connections, passive peer counselors were also found to have confidence in peer counseling.
In addition, they have experienced the trust of myself that they can do various things and do their job well, in a program that is aimed at a group of people who allow students to relate to each other.
Second, peer counselors were found to improve their ability to solve problems through various peer counselor activities, their ability to understand others, and their relationship with friends.
Third, school members, including school staff and general students, perceived peer counseling activities as contributing to preventing school violence and positively transforming school culture.