AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ATTITUDE OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TOWARD TEACHING AS A PROFESSION IN ALIKO DANGOTE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WUDIL.

ABSTRACT The study investigates the attitude of agricultural education undergraduate students towards teaching as a profession in Aliko Dangote University of science and technology Wudil, Kano state. The objective of the study is to investigate whether gender (male/female); parental influence and teaching conditions would affect the perception and attitude of agricultural undergraduate education students towards teaching profession. The study used a descriptive survey design to investigate the attitude of agricultural education undergraduate students towards teaching as a profession, the sample of the study consist of 100 students agricultural science and education drawn from the population. Primary data was used to achieve the objective. The Data Acquired by means of the application of the attitude of undergraduate education students towards teaching profession questionnaire (AUESTTPO) was analyzed with the aid of SPSS (Statistical package for social sciences) software program. In answering the research questions. The researchers employed descriptive statistic (frequency and percentage). The result revealed that more undergraduates than usual are willing to or have chosen teaching as their future profession. They believe teaching as a profession is not only lucrative but also for the intellectuals and highly determined persons. It was recommended that parent should be educated on the need to encourage their children to study education courses and to avoid depriving the child his right for choice of course.