http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-II).06
10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-II).06
Published : Jun 2021
Outcome Expectations and Youth's Attitude towards Agricultural Occupations
The focus of this research paper is to assess the role of intrinsic factors (personal interest, outcome expectations) in shaping youth's attitude towards agricultural occupations. For this purpose, 486 youth under age group15-29 years were randomly selected from 12 villages in district Mardan. The data were collected through a data collection instrument/ questionnaire. This study revealed that the majority of the respondents were graduates and unemployed. Respondents showed less favorable attitudes towards agricultural occupations though most of them belonged to farming families. Low outcome expectations from agricultural occupations cause unfavorable attitudes towards agricultural occupations among youth.
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Agricultural Occupations, Outcome Expectations, Youth's Attitude
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(1) Nadia Farooq
Department of Rural Sociology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Asad Ullah
Department of Rural Sociology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
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APA : Farooq, N., & Ullah, A. (2021). Outcome Expectations and Youth's Attitude towards Agricultural Occupations. Global Sociological Review, VI(II), 39-51. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-II).06
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CHICAGO : Farooq, Nadia, and Asad Ullah. 2021. "Outcome Expectations and Youth's Attitude towards Agricultural Occupations." Global Sociological Review, VI (II): 39-51 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-II).06
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HARVARD : FAROOQ, N. & ULLAH, A. 2021. Outcome Expectations and Youth's Attitude towards Agricultural Occupations. Global Sociological Review, VI, 39-51.
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TURABIAN : Farooq, Nadia, and Asad Ullah. "Outcome Expectations and Youth's Attitude towards Agricultural Occupations." Global Sociological Review VI, no. II (2021): 39-51. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-II).06