Teachers' Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Various Guidance and Counseling Strategies on Students’ Performance in Morogoro Municipal Tanzania

Guidance and counseling management in schools plays a central role in supporting optimal student development. It is important to remember that guidance and counseling teachers not only work individually but also collaborate as a team. Effective guidance and counseling can provide students with the necessary support to navigate academic pressures, personal issues, and career planning, ultimately leading to improved performance and well-being. The study use the Pragmatism research philosophy under mixed research approach, and convergent (or concurrent) mixed methods design in which the method focuses on gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data in a single study. a total sample of 39 participant was selected, 30 teachers, and 9 heads of school. Simple Random Sampling procedures and purposive sampling procedures were applied. This study use a multi-technique data collection approach, such as a questionnaire and an interview. The study makes sure conformability, transferability, and reliability are considered in the data collection instrument. The study reveal that students' academic performance and the effectiveness of GCS are positively correlated. Academic teachers, guidance counsellors, and students themselves all generally support that the student’s academic performance was good. According to the study's findings, academic instructors and guidance counsellors thought the services had assisted students in developing stress-reduction techniques for their overall health, which is crucial for their academic achievement. The study recommends that School heads must receive orientation on GCS education in order for them to comprehend its provisions. To prevent relying too much on experience and general knowledge, teacher counsellors should receive training to broaden their understanding of counselling theories, principles, and techniques.