Knowledge and Attitude Towards Agricultural Occupation for Student in SueaKok Wittayasarn School Mahasarakham Province

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to study the basic information of students at Suea Kok Wittayasarn School Maha Sarakham Province 2. to study the knowledge of agricultural technology among students at Suea Kok Wittayasarn School Maha Sarakham Province 3. to study the attitudes toward agricultural occupations of students at Suea Kok Wittayasarn School Maha Sarakham Province and 4. to study the guidelines for promoting knowledge and attitudes toward agricultural occupations of students at Suea Kok Wittayasarn School. This study is a quantitative research. The research instrument is a questionnaire, with a sample group of 207 students. The collected data from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as comparisons through the t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare the mean scores of students opinions on agricultural occupations classified by grade levels. Additionally, inferential statistics, specifically the Wilcoxon Test, were employed for further analysis. Research Findings 1) Most of the students were female, accounting for 69.78%. The majority were studying at Grade 12 (Matthayom 6), representing 36.25%. Regarding the occupation of the students’ fathers, most were farmers (73.50%), while the occupation of the students’ mothers was mainly general laborers (49.75%), followed by farming. This indicates that the majority of students’ parents were engaged in agriculture 2) Students knowledge of agriculture: before participating in the activities, students’ overall agricultural knowledge was at a low level across all aspects (x̅ = 2.15). After participation, their overall agricultural knowledge increased to a high level in all aspects (x̅ = 3.36) 3) Students’ overall attitude toward agricultural occupations was at the highest level (x̅ = 4.62). The two attitude indicators that were at the highest level were self-reliance (x̅ = 4.75) and another key aspect of agricultural occupations and Guidelines for promoting students’ knowledge and attitudes toward agricultural occupations at Suea Kok Wittayasarn School Maha Sarakham Province, were found to include three approaches (1) Organizing training activities to provide students with knowledge from agricultural experts (2) Promoting positive attitudes toward agricultural occupations by arranging out-of-classroom learning activities and (3) Establishing agricultural learning centers within the school.