Agricultural educators and students are constantly facing a growing body of complex information, knowledge, and skills. The sheer amount of information, knowledge, and skills needed by agriculture students to function in today’s highly technological society is overwhelming. The high rate of technological change that is associated with an information society demands that students possess the abi...

The study assessed interest of 649 agricultural science graduates in completing courses delivered by distance education. Graduates were surveyed by mail to I) determine their level of interest in completing courses offered by distance education, 2) compare the characteristics of graduates who are interested in distance education with those who are not, 3) examine factors that may influence thei...

This study used ex-post facto and correlation survey to investigate the influence of home environment on academic performance of senior secondary students in Adamawa State. The population of the study consisted of 8,548 students in class 2 in 2012/13 to 2013/14 academic sessions. A total sample of 900 students was drawn from the population using multi-stage random sampling technique to respond ...

Agriculture is a high-hazard industry that employs a large number of young workers below the age of 25. Recent studies have documented a strong positive correlation between quality management in agriculture and occupational safety as perceived by agricultural workers. Younger workers have been found to be at higher risk for occupational injuries and fatalities in agriculture. Furthermore, colle...

In 1985 over 22 percent of all secondary agricultural education instructors taught one or more junior high/middle school courses in agriculture (Phipps & Osborne, 1988). This effort has occurred and will continue in middle grade agricultural education programs in an effort to provide early exposure to the world of agriculture and to increase self understanding in the preparation for careers. It...