APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING SUSTAINED INTEREST IN STUDENTS PREPARING FOR AGRICULTIJRAL CAREER AFTER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN KADUNA STATE, NIGER1A
APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING SUSTAINED INTEREST IN STUDENTS PREPARING FOR AGRICULTIJRAL CAREER AFTER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN KADUNA STATE, NIGER1A
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2016-02
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OHIEMI, Virginia Laraba
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This study ascertained the approaches to developing sustained interest in students preparing for agricultural career after secondary school in Kaduna State. Five specific objectives, five research questions and five null hypotheses were stated for the study. The population studied consisted of 6,011 students at the Senior Secondary School level offering agricultural science and agricultural science teachers in Kaduna State. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 493 respondents from twelve educational divisions of Kaduna state. The study employed the descriptive survey research design,‘ and structured questionnaire was used in data collection. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The five null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-Test statistic. Major findings revealed that taking students on field trip to places of interest like university farms created lasting impression in students and sustained their interest in agriculture. Four null hypotheses I, II, III, and V were accepted and null hypothesis IV was rejected. In conclusion, since Nigeria has the ambition of diversifying her economy and agriculture yet remains at a subsistence level, to develop successor generation of farmers there is need to adopt all the approaches identified in this study to attract youths into agriculture. It was recommended that teachers of agriculture should be well trained in agricultural methodology and liaise with successful role models in agriculture within and beyond the state to encourage students to enter into agricultural careers.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIANIGERIA
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APPROACHES,, DEVELOPING SUSTAINED INTEREST,, STUDENTS PREPARING,, AGRICULTIJRAL CAREER,, SECONDARY SCHOOL,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGER1A,