Student Perceptions of Agricultural Education Programme Processes at Selected High Schools in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
Purpose:This study investigates student perceptions of different aspects of Agricultural Education and Training (AET) programme processes that have been offered in secondary schools by the formal educational sector in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study seeks to identify the exist...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 381 - 397 |
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