Research needs related to Guidance in the Philippines

Abstract

Dr. Hopkins is a Fulbright professor of Guidance and Counseling (1966-67) at Central Philippine University.

Attempting to assess the needs of any profession is always hazardous. In this instance it is made even more hazardous by the fact that the assessment is being made on the basis of only a cursory knowledge of what has transpired in this field on a national scale. Nonetheless the assessment offered is based on observations, discussions, and conversations entered into over a period of exposure to the Philippine situation of less than a year while fulfilling the responsibilities of a Fulbright lecturer and consultant.

A basic premise that underlies the research needs to be offered here rests on the understanding that education as a discipline draws from a wide variety of fields of its fund of knowledge. This is most especially true of the profession of guidance. In order for the educational and guidance processes to be most effective and meet the demands of a particular society and culture, the resources of anthropology, sociology, and psychology as well as other disciplines are of immense importance. The knowledge available through work in these fields provides the basis for much that we do and many of the methods which are employed. Their contributions cannot be underestimated.