Students’ Perception of Agriculture in Nigeria’s Tertiary Institutions: The Implication on Enrollment for the Programmes in Abia State
Abstract
It examines the place of perception of the students about agriculture in the making of their career choices in agricultural field. The study was guided by four research questions. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. The population for the study consists of four secondary schools in Arochukwu local government area with a total population of 500 students while the sample consists of 120 respondents. The data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using measurement of central tendencies (simple means and frequency distribution) tables. The findings showed that students in secondary schools have very poor perception of population of agriculture and this has to a great extent affected their interest, aptitude and attitude in the subject. It is recommended among others that guidance counseling services particularly in the area of career choice in agriculture should be posted in all the secondary schools to assist the students and expose them to the numerous occupations in agriculture as this will give the real picture of agriculture.
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