This 20 page paper provides an overview of a methodology to be used to study counseling issues for secondary school students in Kuwait. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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needs of students in Kuwait? 2) what are the counseling needs of secondary school students in Kuwait? 3) how can a counseling program address students\\\ needs? In
the case of this study, the methodology will include a quantitative analysis of data collected from 300 questionnaire surveys. The qualitative element of this study is twofold: it
includes an analytical view of the current literature using an analytical narrative and will also include interviews with 15 secondary school teachers, which will also be outlined in narrative form.
The research design to be used in this research study is based on the use of a research questionnaire and interviews and subsequent research materials, and is presented
in both qualitative and quantitative formats. The study incorporates questionnaire outcomes and research information in a narrative format. As a result, triangulation will not be used for this
study. The research design for this study is non-experimental, based on the elements presented above and the use of a questionnaire as the primary instrument in the collection of data.
This non-experimental design will allow for data to be collected from a large group of secondary school students and interviews will provide insight into the assessments of secondary school
educators relative to psychological counseling and perceptions of need. The research method employed in this study includes a qualitative element which provides a comparative view of the current
literature (Greenhalgh, 1997). This type of methodology is most commonly referred to as descriptive and is non-experimental in its base. Essentially, this type of qualitative research provides a comparative
analysis of the current literature in contrast to segments that employ other instruments, including the research questionnaire or the interview of the secondary subject population. The basis for