Students' Perception to Psychological Counselling Services at Omdurman Islamic University in Khartoum State-Sudan

Authors

  • Eldood Yousif Eldood Ahmed  Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of Jazan-K.S.A.
  • Husain Abdallah Ahmed  Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Omdurman Islamic-Sudan
  • Eman Elkheir Awad  Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Omdurman Islamic-Sudan

Keywords:

Perception, Psychological Counseling, Counseling Services.

Abstract

This study was conducted during (2012- 2013) in Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum State-Sudan. The study aimed to investigating the student perception toward psychological counseling services. Researchers used descriptive methods, by applied psychological counseling services questionnaire which designed by researchers. The community of this study consisted of (950) students. Sample was chosen randomly included (61) students included male (29) and female (32). The researchers used statistical package for social sciences program (SPSS). Also, the researcher used a number of statistical processes which are: T-test for one sample, T-test for independent sample, one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Finally, the results are following: The level of psychological counseling services according to the view of Omdurman Islamic university student, is significant differences in view of students about psychological counseling services according to the gender, no significant differences in view of students about psychological counseling services according to the place of residence, no relationship between the view of students about psychological counseling services and age variable.

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Eldood Yousif Eldood Ahmed, Husain Abdallah Ahmed, Eman Elkheir Awad, " Students' Perception to Psychological Counselling Services at Omdurman Islamic University in Khartoum State-Sudan, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 1, Issue 5, pp.42-51, November-December-2015.