Possibilities of Agricultural Education for Secondary Level in Pakistan
Agricultural education is the main component to promote development and production of agriculture. In Pakistan, higher education institutes are offering agricultural education at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels. F.Sc. Pre-Agriculture program has also been started in selected universities of agriculture. At the same time, the subject of agriculture has been part of elementary schools for many years. But, the gap still exists for the provision of agricultural education at secondary level. So, the study aims to review the initiatives of agriculture education at secondary level in national educational policies and five-year plans and to explore the possibilities for the promotion of curriculum for agricultural education according to opinions from agricultural education experts. This offers a descriptive study. The study was conducted in two steps. Documentary analysis technique was firstly used. Further, the need of agricultural education curriculum for secondary level was assessed and possibilities of agriculture education were explored. Purposive sampling technique was used to select subject specialists. The data was analyzed with frequencies, percentages, mean, and standard deviation. The qualitative data was analyzed by themes and analytical approach. This research suggests that agriculture education is highly desirable for introduction at secondary school.
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Agriculture Education, Secondary level, National Educational Policies
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(1) Kiran Akhtar
PhD Scholar (Education), Department of Education, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) M Imran Yousuf
Associate Professor, Department of Education, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Qaisara Parveen
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Akhtar, K., Yousuf, M. I., & Parveen, Q. (2018). Possibilities of Agricultural Education for Secondary Level in Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, III(IV), 173-186. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).12
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CHICAGO : Akhtar, Kiran, M Imran Yousuf, and Qaisara Parveen. 2018. "Possibilities of Agricultural Education for Secondary Level in Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, III (IV): 173-186 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).12
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HARVARD : AKHTAR, K., YOUSUF, M. I. & PARVEEN, Q. 2018. Possibilities of Agricultural Education for Secondary Level in Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, III, 173-186.
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MHRA : Akhtar, Kiran, M Imran Yousuf, and Qaisara Parveen. 2018. "Possibilities of Agricultural Education for Secondary Level in Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, III: 173-186
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MLA : Akhtar, Kiran, M Imran Yousuf, and Qaisara Parveen. "Possibilities of Agricultural Education for Secondary Level in Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, III.IV (2018): 173-186 Print.
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OXFORD : Akhtar, Kiran, Yousuf, M Imran, and Parveen, Qaisara (2018), "Possibilities of Agricultural Education for Secondary Level in Pakistan", Global Social Sciences Review, III (IV), 173-186
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TURABIAN : Akhtar, Kiran, M Imran Yousuf, and Qaisara Parveen. "Possibilities of Agricultural Education for Secondary Level in Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. IV (2018): 173-186. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).12