Causes of Youth Restiveness in Northern Nigeria As Perceived By Tertiary Institutions’ Students in Kano State: Implication for Counselling Practice

Abstract

The study investigated causes of youth restiveness in Northern Nigeria as perceived by tertiary institutions’ students in Kano State. The researchers adopted descriptive survey design in this study. Randomization sampling technique was used to select 378 fresh students as sample from 5 tertiary institutions in the state. Data was collected by the use of instrument named Causes of Youth Restiveness Scale (CAOYORES).The instrument was validated with the use of content validity; and test re-test method was used to determine reliability and reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained. The data was analyzed by the use of t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA).The findings showed that there is a significant difference in perception of the causes youth restiveness and militancy among tertiary institutions’ students in Kano state, there is no significant difference in perception of the causes youth restiveness and militancy among tertiary institutions’ students based on gender, religious affiliations. Based on these findings recommendations were made for counselling practice which include among others inculcation of religious skills in guidance and counselling curriculum, there is need to overhaul guidance and counselling curriculum to include content that reduces the level of youth restiveness and militancy among tertiary institutions’ students in Kano State.