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The paper examined the strategies that could be employed to achieve best practices among practicing counselors in Anambra State Secondary Schools. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and was guided by two research questions. The only hypothesis of the study was tested at 0.05 level of significance. An instrument known as “Achieving Best Practices Questionnaire (ABPQ) was employed to collect data. The data gathered were statistically analysed using mean, standard deviation and t –test. The result of the analysis revealed that best practices will be achieved when counselors perform their expected roles, abide by the ethics of the profession andattend to the needs and aspirations of her public. Based on the findings of the study, it was suggested that the government should enact a law making the practice of counseling compulsory in all schools and counselors should execute their duties in line with the ethics of the profession to achieve the goal of counseling.LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research, 9(3), 41-48, 2012

The study examined the extent to which Maslow’s Need Theory could be applied in motivating teachers in Anambra State Primary Schools. It adopted a survey design and was guided by five research questions. A structured questionnaire designed by the researcher was employed to collect data. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis using mean, and standard deviation. The result of the analysis showed that to a lower extent, Maslow’s Need theory can be applied in motivating primary school teachers in Anambra State.LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research, 9(1), 110-119, 2012