Effects of Bibliotherapy and Mentoring Counselling Techniques on Career Indecision among Post-Basic Education Students in Gusau Educational Zone, Zamfara State

This study investigated the effects of Bibliotherapy and Mentoring Counselling Techniques on career indecision among Post-Basic Education Students in Gusau Educational Zone, Zamfara State. The objective of the study was to assess the effects of both techniques on the cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions of career indecision. Six null hypotheses were raised and tested at a 0.05 significance level. The study adopted quasi-experimental design specifically pretest and posttest design. The population of the study consists of 275 Post-Basic Education Students during the 2023/2024 academic session in Gusau Educational Zone identified with higher career indecision. out of them 60 students were sampled to participate in the study. Two data collection instruments were used for the purpose of the study: Validated Career Decision Scale (CDS) with reliability index of 0.903 was used for identification, while validated Career Decision Making Difficulties (CDDQ) with reliability index of 0.804, 0.864, 0.915 and 0.904 for the three dimensions of career indecision and the overall questionnaire was used for pretest and posttest. Statistical analysis, specifically t-tests for related sample was used to test the hypotheses of the study at 0.05 level of significant. The study revealed that, both Bibliotherapy and Mentoring Counselling Techniques were significantly effective in reducing career indecision across all three dimensions. It was concluded that both Bibliotherapy and Mentoring counseling techniques were significantly effective in the treatment of cognitive, affective and behavioral dimensions of career indecision. The study recommends that schools and career counsellors incorporate both Bibliotherapy and Mentoring Counselling Techniques into career guidance efforts.