EFFECT OF TEACHING POULTRY PRODUCTION ON CHOICE OF CAREER BY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
EFFECT OF TEACHING POULTRY PRODUCTION ON CHOICE OF CAREER BY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
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2012-03
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GWARKILA, Kaduna.
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Abstract
The study was carried out to investigate the Effect of Teaching Poultry Production on
Choice of Career by Agricultural Science Students in Secondary Schools in Adamawa
State, Nigeria. The study used of survey research design. Six hundred and fourty-four
(644) respondents out of 18,556 were selected from 30 schools that were purposely
selected out of 175 in Adamawa Senatorial Districts, using proportional random sampling
techniques. Four research questions and four null hypotheses were formulated to guide
the study. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. The method of
data analysis was by frequency counts and percentage, while mean, standard deviation
and standard error were used to find the level of opinions of respondents to the research
questions. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistics was used to test all
the four null hypotheses at 0.01 level of significance. All the four Null hypotheses were
rejected because for each of the null hypothesis the (p) value was less than 0.01level of
significance. Among the findings of the study were: The review of the curriculum of
agricultural science had direct effect on poultry production in secondary schools because
the use of practical methods of teaching poultry production in secondary schools
enhanced the subject learning process. Also the ideas from extension workers and
specialist in poultry production made significant effect on poultry production. Based on
the findings, it was concluded that the teaching of poultry production to the Agricultural
science students contributed to the choice of poultry production as career by the students
in Secondary Schools in Adamawa state. There was increase in the level of awareness on
the importance of poultry production, as well as government support for agricultural
teachers. Recommendations were made among which were that: Governments (State,
Local) should encourage poultry production by providing special incentives and
remuneration for agricultural science teachers and specialists in poultry production. The
use of practical teaching methods should be encouraged in the teaching of poultry
production to the students in the secondary schools in Adamawa state.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS OF SCIENCE
DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION SECTION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
MARCH, 2012
Keywords
EFFECT,, TEACHING POULTRY,, PRODUCTION,, CAREER,, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE,