%0 Journal Article
%T Attitude of Undergraduate to Career Direction in Agricultural Extension Education (AEE)
%A Paul Orowole
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 1
%N 9
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2014
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1101065
%X This paper reviews the attitude of undergraduate to extension education
and possible job opportunities influencing career direction in agricultural
extension. It examined awareness level of undergraduates as well as social
factors that influence prospective undergraduates in the field. Stratified
random sampling techniques was used to drawn one hundred (100) students of Agricultural
Extension (AE) and Agricultural Related (AR) courses in School of Agriculture,
Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu to measure relevant variables using nominal
and ordinal scales. The study revealed that 29.1% undergraduates that undertook
AE courses at Higher National Diploma level chose the course as an opportunity
for advancement. 72.7% undergraduates of Agricultural Tech- nology at National
Diploma level were oblivion about jobs opportunities available in AEE. Poor and
low awareness of the importance of AEE was a key challenge to the course and as
well to national development. The study however, suggested guidance and
counseling about prospect of AEE to secondary school students and review of
teaching curriculum as a means of creating awareness to prospective student of
AEE as recommendation.
%K Attitude
%K Undergraduates
%K Career-Direction
%K Agricultural Extension Education
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3129235