مجلة العلوم النفسية والتربوية
Volume 11, Numéro 3, Pages 146-158
2025-09-30

Psychological And Pedagogical Support For First-year Middle School Students From The Perspective Of Guidance Counselors

Authors : Souaker Rachid .

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the psychological and pedagogical support strategies provided to first-year middle school students from the perspective of guidance counselors. A randomly selected sample of 42 counselors working in middle schools in El Oued. The study used the descriptive exploratory method. Data was collected via structured interviews. The main findings include: (1) students face psychological and social issues, ranked in descending order according to the counselors' perspectives as follows: low self-confidence, difficulty in social interaction, anxiety, stress, and depression.; (2) various psychological support methods are employed, including individual, family, group, and play counseling; (3) pedagogical support methods, ranked by frequency: guiding students to address personal/social difficulties, managing school-related stress, developing time-management skills, improving communication, and extracurricular activities; (4) counselors face multiple challenges in providing support, ranked by frequency: workload/time constraints, lack of parental cooperation, administrative disengagement, and student reluctance.

Keywords

psycholgical. ; first- year middle shool ; pedagogicalsupport ;support