Effects of Teaching Gardening on Science Students' Attitudes toward Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition in Jos South, Plateau State, Nigeria

International Council of Associations for Science Education. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Education, Buca, Izmir 35150, Turkey. Tel: +90-532-4267927; Fax: +90-232-4204895; Web site: http://icaseonline.net

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Gardening; Science Instruction; Student Attitudes; Entrepreneurship; Skill Development; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Pretests Posttests; Attitude Measures; Attitude Change; Secondary School Science; Instructional Effectiveness; Foreign Countries

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This study investigated the effects of teaching gardening on science students' attitudes toward entrepreneurial skills acquisition in Jos South, Plateau State, Nigeria. The study employed the non-randomized pre-test post-test non-equivalent control group design. A sample of 75 senior secondary school students from two intact classes, randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 38) and a control group (n = 37) was used for the study. An entrepreneurial attitude orientation scale was used to collect data for analysis. The findings indicated that the experimental group exposed to gardening activities showed positive attitudes toward acquiring entrepreneurial skills unlike the control group. However, gender was found not to be a significant factor in students' attitudes toward entrepreneurial skills acquisition. It was concluded that teaching gardening has a significant effect on students' attitudes toward entrepreneurial skills acquisition. It is recommended that students should be taught gardening to enhance their attitudes toward entrepreneurial skills acquisition for self-reliance, among others.

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2017

EJ1155925