A Case Study on Demographic Attributes of the Agriculture Postgraduate Students of Uttar Pradesh
Jyoti Vishwakarma *
Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, A. N. D. U. A & T, Ayodhya, India.
R. K. Doharey
Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, A. N. D. U. A & T, Ayodhya, India.
N. R. Meena
Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, A. N. D. U. A & T, Ayodhya, India.
Rishi Kumar Singh
Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, A. N. D. U. A & T, Ayodhya, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Students’ behaviour is substantially impacted by their personality attributes. Demographic status of students has a significant influence in shaping up on their personality. So, to understand one's behaviour, one must first learn about their demographic characteristics. This study intends to investigate to study about the main factors of socioeconomic level and characteristic traits, such as social and academic engagement, life satisfaction, demographic features, socioeconomic level and characteristic traits of the agricultural postgraduate students of Uttar Pradesh. A total of responses of 283 students from 6 universities having a curriculum for agriculture degrees, were collected. A systematic questionnaire was designed and sent to collect information through a google form. Frequency distributions, mean, percentage, quantile and Cumulative Square Root techniques were used to analyse the data.
Keywords: Agriculture, postgraduate students, extension, Education