Attitude of Agrisciences' Students Towards Employment in Agricultural Sector: A Case Study in the University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Tehran

Shafiee, Fatemeh; Shabanali Fami, Hossein

Attitude of Agrisciences' Students Towards Employment in Agricultural Sector: A Case Study in the University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Tehran

Authors

Fatemeh Shafiee ¹

Hossein Shabanali Fami ²

¹ Ph. D Student, Department of Agri. Extn. Educ., University of Tehran

² Associate Professor, Department of Agri. Extn. Educ., University of Tehran

Abstract

Nowadays it is obvious that improving attitude of agriscience's students towards employment in agriculture is one of the important factors influencing enhancement of the quality of future human resources in agricultural sector. Keeping this in view, the present study was conducted to investigate attitude of agriscience's students of the University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Tehran towards employment in agricultural sector. The statistical population of the study consisted of 1677 male and female students of the mentioned university, out of which 236 students were selected as sample using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were approved through appropriate procedures. The results of factor analysis showed that five factors affected attitude of the students towards employment in agricultural sector including; enabling to secure psychological needs, low level of socio-economic status of agricultural jobs, job risks, lack of access to farming credits and job opportunities and lack of compatibility of some of the existing agricultural jobs with women characteristics and needs.

Keywords

Agricultural Students

Attitude

Employment in Agricultural Sector

Psychological Needs

Personal and Social Characteristics