The survey of the process of new academic guidance in ninth grade from the perspective of school counselors

The purpose of study was to investigate the process of new academic guidance in ninth grade from the perspective of counselors in secondary schools.

The present study was conducted using a qualitative method based on thematic analysis. The study population were all counselors of the schools in the academic year of 97-96 and a targeted sampling method. As a result, among counselors, 10 counselors were selected. Sample selection and interview continued until data saturation. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. All interviews were recorded with the permission of the participants, then, for further analysis, the text of the interviews was carefully placed on the paper and after modifying the themes, they are were thoroughly analyzed and the categories are classified.

Analysis of the findings from the semi-structured interview resulted in identifying four main categories: 1) Failure of the educational guidance process; 2) Testing problems; 3)Awareness; 4) The necessity of facilities for optimal implementation.

Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that there is a long gap between the ministry's notification guidelines and the correct implementation of it, and the student's academic guidance failed to implement what was enacted in the regulation. Therefore, for the pathology of the process, the corrective opinions of the counselors and experts in this field should be received and the current process of academic guidance should reviewed and revised expertly in order to reach for the desired balancing in the document of fundamental transformation.