TEACHERS PERCEPTION REGARDING INCLUSION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN KHYBER PAKHTUHKHWA

The current study was aimed to investigate the views of teachers regarding the inclusion of agricultural education at secondary school level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Therefore, descriptive research method was used. The study was conducted in two universities District Dera Ismail Khan (D.IKhan) including University of Agriculture (UOA) and Gomal University (GU). A sample 125 (50%) teachers sample was chosen out of 250 teachers using proportionate stratified sampling method. A self- developed questionnaire was used for data collection. Content Validity Index (CVI) was used for the content validation purpose while Cronbach’s Alpha was used to measure the internal consistency of the instrument. Independent sample t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the response of agriculture teachers regarding the inclusion of agricultural education at secondary level. The result indicates that all teachers agreed upon agriculture curriculum included at secondary school level. So, agriculture curriculum may be design under the experts for secondary school level.