Quality Assurance of Lecturers of Agricultural Education in Teaching Composting to Students of Colleges of Education for Climate Change Mitigation in North Central, Nigeria

Authors

  • Vincent C Asogwa Department of Agricultural Education, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-0139
  • Lan, T. Mercy Department of Agricultural Education, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi Author

Keywords:

quality assurance, lecturers of agricultural education, teaching, composting, climate change, mitigation

Abstract

This study x-rayed quality assurance of lecturers of agricultural education in teaching composting to students of Colleges of Education for climate change mitigation in North Central, Nigeria. Three specific purposes guided the study. The research design for this study was survey. The population of the study was 55 which constituted the sample for the study. An instrument for the study was Lecturers Composting Quality Assurance Questionnaire (LCQAQ). The LCQAQ was face and content validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was adopted to determine the internal consistency of the instrument which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.86. The data collected wereanalyzed using weighted mean and Improvement Need Index. It was found out that the lecturers of agricultural education in Colleges of Education are of low quality assurance in 16 items in identification of organic materials used for composting manure, 14 items on aerobic method of composting manure and 22 items on anaerobic method of composting manure for mitigation of climate change mitigationin North Central, Nigeria. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the study.

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Published

2014-12-31

How to Cite

Quality Assurance of Lecturers of Agricultural Education in Teaching Composting to Students of Colleges of Education for Climate Change Mitigation in North Central, Nigeria. (2014). International Journal of Agriculture and Home Economics Education, 1(1), Pages 1-9. https://ijvocter.com/ijahee/article/view/7

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