Influence of Selected Familial Factors on Students' Selection of Agriculture Subject in Public Day Secondary Schools in Nakuru-North District, Kenya

Thuranira, Saberah Karimi (2013) Influence of Selected Familial Factors on Students' Selection of Agriculture Subject in Public Day Secondary Schools in Nakuru-North District, Kenya. Masters thesis, Egerton University.

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Abstract

Agricultural education plays a vital role in agricultural growth because it determines the quality of scientists, business professionals, teachers and civil servants in all areas of agriculture. Enrolment in agriculture subject is thought to be declining although there is no uniform trend among all African countries. The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of selected familial factors on students’ selection of agriculture subject in public day secondary schools in Nakuru-North District. The study employed ex post facto research design with a cross-sectional survey approach. The study population comprised 2,056 students and 27 agriculture teachers from 21 public secondary schools in Nakuru North District, Nakuru County. The study purposively sampled 8 day secondary schools. Proportionate stratified random sampling procedures were used to determine the number of students that were drawn from each school to constitute a sample size of 200 form three students. One agriculture teacher was interviewed from each of the schools that participated in the study making a sample size of 208 subjects. The data collection instruments for the study were questionnaires with both closed and open-ended items. Data collected was processed, organized and analyzed with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer programme. Quantitative analysis was done using frequencies and percentages while the hypotheses were tested using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation at a confidence level set a priori, of α ≤0.05. The study established that there was a significant positive relationship between parental engagement of students in agricultural activities at home, motivation of their children in agriculture related activities and students selection of agriculture subject; a significant relationship between the level of parental financing of students for agriculture-related activities and selection of the agriculture subject; a significant, relationship between parental guidance on career choice and students’ selection of agriculture subject and a significant positive relationship between parent - agriculture teacher - student interaction and subject selection. The study recommends that the government through the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders should formulate a policy aimed at bringing active involvement of parents in the practical learning of agriculture in secondary schools which would go a long way in providing learners with opportunities to interact with agricultural environment during the formative stages to stimulate their interest in agriculture subject. The study contributed to the body of existing knowledge as parental involvement in implementation of agriculture curriculum in secondary schools would promote agricultural education in East Africa.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions: Africana
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email ict.admin@jhia.ac.ke
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2019 11:36
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2019 11:36
URI: http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9606

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