RESEARCH DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING GRADUATE STUDENTS OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA
Keywords:
Research difficulties, Graduate students, Agricultural education, Delta State University.Abstract
This study aimed at identifying the difficulties faced by graduate students of Agricultural Education at the Delta State University Abraka in AGED 803 (Empirical methods of investigation in Agricultural Education), as a basis for prioritizing areas of emphasis in teaching new enrollees in the 2012/2013 academic session. The study utilized the Delphi technique to identify difficulties facing a panel of 17 graduate students of Agricultural Education at the Delta State University, Abraka. A total of 38 concepts were listed after the first round, while13 of them reached consensus at 60% criterion at the third round of the Delphi, top among which were: statistical analysis of data, identification of a research problem, hypothesis testing and developing an appropriate theoretical/conceptual framework for a study. Recommendations included revisiting the method of teaching research principles at the undergraduate level towards ensuring that the basics of research is taught effectively and that students are adequately supervised while carrying out their undergraduate projects thus ensuring mastery of the rudiments of the entire research process.
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