Investigating the relationship between the constructs of the theory of planned behavior and students' lack of inclination to study in the of agricultural vocational school

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1 PhD in Aagricultural Development, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

2 Assistant professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

3 Assistant professor of Agriculture, payam Noor University,Tehran,Iran

4 Ph.D. Student of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

5 Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education and Extension Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran

6 M.Sc. Student in Rural Development, College of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

10.22092/jaear.2023.362869.1961

Abstract

The theory of planned behavior is used to recognize and understand environmental and personal factors affecting behavior, considering that this theory has been widely used to predict behavior, therefore this research aims to investigate the factors affecting The lack of students' inclination to study in Kermanshah's vocational colleges was based on Ajzen theory of planned behavior. The statistical population of the research included all the students of the third grade of the first secondary school of Kermanshah province in the academic year of 2020-2021 (14824 persons); From this number and based on the table of Bartlett et al., 370 students were selected as a sample in a two-stage cluster and proportional assignment method. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire based on Ajzen model, the validity and reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts and the ordinal Theta coefficient. The results showed that the three constructs of belief in self-efficacy, attitude towards agricultural science, and society's norms explain 40 Percent of the variance of students' intention to choose the agricultural science field, and among these three constructs, Society's norms were recognized as the most effective factor.

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Journal of Agricultural Education Administration Research
Volume 15, Issue 65 - Serial Number 65
September 2023
Pages 133-147

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