Indian Journal of Extension Education

UGC CARE (Group 1)
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue: 2

Situational-communicational characteristics of girl students and their attitude towards higher agricultural education

  • Author:
  • Angad Prasad1, Yousra O. Osman1, Brijendra Singh2,*, Mohd. Khushnoor Khan3, N. K. Soni4
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 39 to 45

1College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur, India

2Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Central Agricultural University, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India

3Department of Intermediate Education, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, India

4Department of Sugarcane Development, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Present study was conducted during the academic session 2020-21in the College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur, India taking 139 girl students randomly studying in B.Sc.(Ag.), M.Sc.(Ag.), and Ph. D. programmes. Situational-communicational variables - Participation in extracurricular activities, native place, library exposure, and ICT exposure were independent variables whereas, attitude was dependent variable. Results of the study indicate that nearly one-fifth (39.57%) of the respondents were having medium level of participation in extra-curricular activities, nearly two-third (64.75%) of the respondents were from rural areas whereas, highest number of the girl students under study (28.78%) were found to be the visitor of Library once in a week. ICT exposure of the girl students had positive and significant relationship (r = 0.167*) with their attitude towards higher agricultural education.

Keywords

Attitude, Education, Participation, Relationship and variables