Abstract
The study investigated technical skills required by agricultural education students for self-employment in Gombe state, Nigeria. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 109 respondents comprising of 69 Male and 40 female students of agricultural education. The instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire tilted “Technical skills required by students of agricultural education for self-employment”. The instrument was validated by three experts from the Department of Science Education Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State whereas the reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach alpha method which yielded 0.72 reliability coefficient. Data collected were analyzed using mean for the research questions and t-test statistic for the hypothesis at 0.05% level of significance. The study found out those agricultural education students required skills in the areas of plant science, animal husbandry as well as soil science for self-employment. It was recommended among others that the Gombe state Government should organize training and retraining program for agricultural education lecturers for effective instructional delivery.
Keywords: agricultural education, animal science, plant science, technical skills, students
Publication Date: 2023-09-09