EFFECT OF TEACHING POULTRY PRODUCTION ON CHOICE OF CAREER BY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

 The study was carried out to investigate the Effect of Teaching Poultry Production on Choice of Career by Agricultural Science Students in Secondary Schools in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study used of survey research design. Six hundred and fourty-four (644) respondents out of 18,556 were selected from 30 schools that were purposely selected out of 175 in Adamawa Senatorial Districts, using proportional random sampling techniques. Four research questions and four null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. The method of data analysis was by frequency counts and percentage, while mean, standard deviation and standard error were used to find the level of opinions of respondents to the research questions. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistics was used to test all the four null hypotheses at 0.01 level of significance.

All the four Null hypotheses were rejected because for each of the null hypothesis the (p) value was less than 0.01level of significance. Among the findings of the study were: The review of the curriculum of agricultural science had direct effect on poultry production in secondary schools because the use of practical methods of teaching poultry production in secondary schools enhanced the subject learning process. Also the ideas from extension workers and specialist in poultry production made significant effect on poultry production. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the teaching of poultry production to the Agricultural science students contributed to the choice of poultry production as career by the students in Secondary Schools in Adamawa state. There was increase in the level of awareness on the importance of poultry production, as well as government support for agricultural teachers. Recommendations were made among which were that: Governments (State, Local) should encourage poultry production by providing special incentives and remuneration for agricultural science teachers and specialists in poultry production. The use of practical teaching methods should be encouraged in the teaching of poultry production to the students in the secondary schools in Adamawa state.