STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING AND SCHOOL: DISCIPLINE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MACHAKOS COUNTY

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  • Philomena N. Munyasya
  • Redempta Maithya
  • Selpher K. Cheloti

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https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.79.9017

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2020-10-17

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Munyasya, P. N., Maithya, R., & Cheloti, S. K. (2020). STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING AND SCHOOL: DISCIPLINE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MACHAKOS COUNTY. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(9), 786–806. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.79.9017