Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Agricultural Education and Extension Institute
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the motivation to continue education among male and female students in the secondary agricultural high schools depended to the Ministry of Jihad-e Agriculture. This research was conducted as a quantitative, applied study with a causal-comparative approach. The statistical population comprised all tenth-grade students enrolled in the male and female agricultural high schools of the Ministry of Jihad-e Agriculture in the 2024–2025 academic year, totaling 214 students. Using the Cochran formula, a sample of 170 students from high schools in the provinces of Fars, Mazandaran, and Golestan was selected through proportional stratified random sampling. The data collection instrument was a researcher-developed questionnaire containing items designed in accordance with the study objectives and variables, using a five-point Likert scale, and data were collected through face-to-face interviews. The reliability of the instrument was determined by calculating the composite reliability coefficient of 0.87 and Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92 for measuring the factors affecting students’ motivation to continue education. For validity, face validity was established through consultation with experts and faculty members of the Agricultural Education and Extension Institute. The results of the exploratory factor analysis showed that the factors influencing students’ motivation to continue their education in agricultural high schools could be classified into seven factors: interest in agriculture and career advancement, rural background and agricultural family history, compulsion and necessity, welfare facilities and free tuition, ease of access to the high school, influence of others, and recommendations from friends and acquaintances.
Keywords
- educational motivation
- agricultural high school
- technical and vocational education
- scondary education
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