ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TOWARDS STUDYING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACK GROUND OF THE STUDY
The West African Examination Council and the National Examination Council, the major examination bodies in Nigeria have been recording poor results from candidates who sit for examination on Agricultural Science. Besides, the enrollment for the examinations in Agricultural Science is on the decline. These could be attributed to lack of interest in the subject and poor perception that Agricultural Science has no future prospects for those who study it or that those who choose to further in it will end up as mere farmers.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy and its contribution to the nation and humanity can not be over emphasized. But the attitude of students towards studying it is not encouraging at all. There have been a large number of investigations or researches on the “attitude of Students towards Science and Science education. There has been very few works relating to student attitude towards Agricultural Science. Student performances in external examinations as well as the low enrolment of students in Agricultural Science have been very poor and discouraging in recent past. Hence the great need for investigating into remote causes of this phenomenon. The consequences of this phenomenon are far reaching as it may affect the technological breakthrough needed by our country. With this, the research work is an empirical study of “A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE” (A Case Study of Dominican College Mafoluku). Approximately 4000 employment opportunities go unfilled because of too few new college graduates with expertise in agriculture, natural resources, veterinary medicine, and closely aligned fields (Coulter, 1986).
The purpose of this project is to investigate the attitude of students in Agricultural Science and to what extent their attitude could influence their apt in agricultural science considering the importance of Agricultural Science in
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACK GROUND OF THE STUDY
The West African Examination Council and the National Examination Council, the major examination bodies in Nigeria have been recording poor results from candidates who sit for examination on Agricultural Science. Besides, the enrollment for the examinations in Agricultural Science is on the decline. These could be attributed to lack of interest in the subject and poor perception that Agricultural Science has no future prospects for those who study it or that those who choose to further in it will end up as mere farmers.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Nigerian economy and its contribution to the nation and humanity can not be over emphasized. But the attitude of students towards studying it is not encouraging at all. There have been a large number of investigations or researches on the “attitude of Students towards Science and Science education. There has been very few works relating to student attitude towards Agricultural Science. Student performances in external examinations as well as the low enrolment of students in Agricultural Science have been very poor and discouraging in recent past. Hence the great need for investigating into remote causes of this phenomenon. The consequences of this phenomenon are far reaching as it may affect the technological breakthrough needed by our country. With this, the research work is an empirical study of “A STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE” (A Case Study of Dominican College Mafoluku). Approximately 4000 employment opportunities go unfilled because of too few new college graduates with expertise in agriculture, natural resources, veterinary medicine, and closely aligned fields (Coulter, 1986).
The purpose of this project is to investigate the attitude of students in Agricultural Science and to what extent their attitude could influence their apt in agricultural science considering the importance of Agricultural Science in