Exploring Opportunities Of Information And Communication Technologies (icts) In Higher Agricultural Education Enrolment In Kenya
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2011Author
Nabakwe - Estambale, T
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This study explores the opportunities of information and communication technology on
influencing potential university students in their choice to study or not study agriculture
and related sciences in purposively selected public universities; namely, Egerton
University, University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Science &
Technology. The existing body of research has highlighted factors that influence decision
making among students in their choice to study agricultural programmes. It has focused
on lack of information on agricultural education, negative perceptions and lack of role
models as some of the factors impacting on students' decisions. On average, 572 students
per year enrolled in agriculture and related programmes relative to majority of 23,790
students in other degree programmes. The research seeks to explore how the access and
use of ICTs among undergraduate students could influence their choice of agriculture and
related sciences as programmes of study in public universities. The study uses
KrumboItz's social learning theory of career decision making (SLTCDM) which outlines
four basic factors which influence decision making in career choice. The research
approach is both quantitative and qualitative study based on a questionnaire distributed
completed by 367 students representing three (3) public universities in Kenya. The results
reveal that access and use of ICTs has no influence on the data population in choosing or
not choosing to study agriculture and related sciences. There is no connection between
interaction in ICTs and agricultural education. As the study is based on ex post facto data
gathering, the research strategy used does not allow for wider generalization but provides
an important explorative insight into the choices students make to enroll in agriculture
and related sciences.
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Master Of Science Degree In Agricultural Information And Communication Management Of The University Of Nairobi 2011Publisher
University of Nairobi.