Background and Objective: Student counseling practiced by academic staff could be a hand in achieving educational goals. This study has been carried out on this regard to make a survey on the opinions of the students in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS). Subjects and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the opinions of 354 students were evaluated by a 35-item questionnaire confirmed from the validity and reliability part. Collected data was analysed by SPSS.15 software, t test and ANOVA . Results: Two third of participants was female. A number of 183 students positively ticked the item of the “rate of referring to advisor”, while only 18.8% were satisfied with the quality of counseling. In general, the mean of student counseling satisfaction was 2.36±0.78. A positive attitude to student counseling process was noticed. The desired status with a mean of 3.88±0.65 demonstrated a meaningful statistical relationship with present status (p≤0.001). The students with a mean of 3.91 pointed the essentiality of student counseling and also believe that advisors could play an effective role in educational achievements (4.11). Conclusion: The results revealed that although the students have a positive attitude to the process of counseling, there is dissatisfaction with the present status of counseling in University. Considering the role of supervisors in guiding the student, a remedial review on counseling process seems necessary. Sci Med J 2011;10(5):469-79
Shakurnia, A. H., Asadollahi, P., Elhampour, H. & Khodadadi, A. (2011). Present and Desired Status of Student Counseling in Opinions of AJUMS. Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences, 10(5), 469–479. https://doi.org/10.22118/jsmj.2011.55162
MLA
Shakurnia, A. H., Asadollahi, P., Elhampour, H., & Khodadadi, A. "Present and Desired Status of Student Counseling in Opinions of AJUMS", Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences, 10, 5, 2011, 469–479. doi: 10.22118/jsmj.2011.55162
HARVARD
Shakurnia, A. H., Asadollahi, P., Elhampour, H., & Khodadadi, A. (2011). 'Present and Desired Status of Student Counseling in Opinions of AJUMS', Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences, 10(5), pp. 469–479. doi: 10.22118/jsmj.2011.55162
CHICAGO
Shakurnia, A. H., Asadollahi, P., Elhampour, H. & Khodadadi, A., "Present and Desired Status of Student Counseling in Opinions of AJUMS." Jundishapur Journal of Medical Sciences, 10 5 (2011): 469–479, doi: 10.22118/jsmj.2011.55162
VANCOUVER
Shakurnia A. H., Asadollahi P., Elhampour H., Khodadadi A. Present and Desired Status of Student Counseling in Opinions of AJUMS. Jundishapur J Med Sci. 2011;10(5):469–479 (In Persian). doi: 10.22118/jsmj.2011.55162