INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURE ON CHOICE OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE AS STUDENTS’ FUTURE CAREER IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-CENTRAL ZONE, NIGERIA
INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURE ON CHOICE OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE AS STUDENTS’ FUTURE CAREER IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-CENTRAL ZONE, NIGERIA
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2015-06
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ZHIRIN, Sunday
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to investigate the influence of academic performance in
agricultural science on the choice of vocational agriculture as a future career by students in
colleges of education in North-Central Zone of Nigeria. The study made use of survey
research design. Four hundred and sixty-two students were the target population who also
served as samples for the study across the six states of North-Central Zone in Nigeria. Three
research questions and three Null-Hypotheses were formulated. The instrument used for data
collection was a questionnaire. The method of data analysis was by frequency counts, and
percentages. Regression Analysis and Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC)
statistics were used to test all the three null-hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results
of the null-hypotheses showed that Null hypotheses one two and three were rejected. Among
the findings of the study were: choice of future career in vocational agriculture was tied to
academic performance in agriculture. Low academic performance had a strong but negative
influence on choice of vocational agriculture as future career. High academic performance
had strong and positive influence on choice of career in vocational agriculture. It was
concluded that academic performance in agriculture was major predictor for choosing
vocational agriculture as a future career. Low academic performance in agriculture was a
hindrance to the choice of vocational agriculture as a future career. Students that chose
vocational agriculture were less in number than those students who did not choose
vocational agriculture as future career. The following recommendations were made: Career
guidance enlightenment campaign should be inaugurated by the college and run by
agricultural education department to organise orientation, seminars, symposium, career
week and others; college authority in conjunction with lecturers should encourage hard work
by rewarding students having CGPA above minimum yearly with automatic accommodation
in the college, laptops and many other tangible items.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS OF SCIENCE
DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, FACULTY
OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
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INFLUENCE, ACADEMIC, PERFORMANCE, AGRICULTURE, CAREER, NIGERIA