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Background variables as predictors of utilisation of Web 2.0 applications in counsellor education: Implications for counselling youth and students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2020

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Mfon Eyo*
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Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
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Abstract

The study adopted an ex post facto design to investigate background variables as predictors of utilisation of Web 2.0 applications in counsellor education. The population included 28 counsellor educators in the Department of Guidance and Counselling of the sampled university. Background variables and the Web 2.0 Utilisation Questionnaire (BVW2.0UQ) was used to gather data, which were analysed using means, standard deviations and multiple regression analysis. Findings of the study indicated, among others, that the extent of utilisation of Web 2.0 applications in counsellor education was low, and that the joint influence of the background variables on the extent of utilisation of Web 2.0 applications in counsellor education was not statistically significant.

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Web 2.0 applicationsbackground variablespredictorscounsellor educationutilisationyouthstudentscounselling
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , December 2022 , pp. 220 - 229
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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