Strategies for improving the teaching and learning of agricultural education using young farmers club roles in Ebonyi state colleges of education

The study determined strategies for improving the teaching and learning of agricultural education using Young Farmers Club roles in Ebonyi State Colleges of Education. Survey research design was used for the study. The whole population of 23 respondents was used comprising of five lecturers and 18 agricultural education students, who are members of Young Farmers Club in the colleges of education. It was a census as there was no sampling. The instrument for data collection was; Strategies for Improving the Teaching and Learning Agricultural Education using Young Farmers Club Role in the College of Education in Ebonyi State (SITLARUYFCR). It was validated by three (3) experts; Two in Agricultural Education unit of Technology and Vocational Education Department; and one in Science Education Department in Measurement and Evaluation Unit of Ebonyi State University. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.85 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyzed the research questions. It was found out that all the eight items in field trip were accepted by the respondents as strategies for teaching and learning agricultural education while eight (8) items in meeting/discussion, and eight (8) items for inculcating positive attitude were all accepted as best method for delivery of both practical and knowledge wise in agricultural education. it was recommended that such youth programme should be adopted for teaching and learning agricultural education in their curriculum among others.