UNIVERS ITY OF ZULULAND. SUPERVISOR DATE SUBMITTED

My sincere gratitude goes to people who with their love, have assisted me in undertaking and concluding this work. Gratefulness is particularly given to the following persons:-Professor P T Sibaya, Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Zululand for his unconditional understanding support and untiring guidance and critical evaluation. The students at the University of Zululand and Mangosuthu Technikon who participated in this study. All the lecturers who gave permission for the study to 'be conducted during their lecturing time My colleagues at Mangosuthu Technikon Counselling Unit for motivation and suppor