ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TRAININGS IN OGBOMOSO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE

Akintonde J.O.; Akinboye O.A.; Tiamiyu A.O.; Akintaro O.S.; Gbadamosi S.A.; Bamidele B.S.; Alabi A.A.

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i3.2019.952

Authors

Akintonde J.O. Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
Akinboye O.A. Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
Tiamiyu A.O. Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B. 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
Akintaro O.S. Teaching and Research Farm, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
Gbadamosi S.A. Department of Agricultural Education, Osun State College of Education, P.M.B. 207, Ila-Orangun, Nigeria
Bamidele B.S. Department of Agricultural Extension and Management, Federal College of Agriculture, P.M.B. 5029, Moore Plantation, Ibadan, Oyo State
Alabi A.A. Department of Agricultural Extension and Management, Federal College of Agriculture, P.M.B. 5029, Moore Plantation, Ibadan, Oyo State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i3.2019.952

Keywords:

Attitude, Senior Secondary School, Agricultural Science, Training

Abstract [English]

The study assesses the attitude of senior secondary school students towards agriculture as a profession in some selected secondary schools in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State. One hundred respondents were randomly selected from five senior secondary schools purposively selected due to their questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed with the aid of frequency count, percentages and cumulative percentage while correlation analysis was used to test the hypothesis. The findings reveal the personal characteristic of the respondents sampled as well as their level of interest in agriculture as a profession. The statistical analysis performed on the respondents’ attitude towards agriculture as a profession revealed that there was significant relationship to the respondents’ gender, educational level father and mother’s occupation respectively while age and religion were statistically insignificant.

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