Middle School Students' Guidance and Counseling Needs

The purpose of this study is to determine the guidance and counseling needs of middle school (i.e., sixth, seventh, and eighth grades) students from their points of views by using qualitative research techniques. In addition, while collecting the data, semi-structured interview technique is used as a method of data collection. The study was conducted with 7th and 8th graders at public primary schools in the district of Selcuklu/Konya, during the 2006-2007 academic school year. The data obtained were coded into Nvivo2 and the following themes are established: Educational guidance and counseling, career guidance and counseling, and personal/social guidance and counseling. The findings emerging from this research Eire discussed and the recommendations are developed with regard to these results.