The Effects of Agri-Business Immersion to Chosen Career of Senior High Students of Halang Banaybanay National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Considering the fact that Amadeo has a vast agricultural area, schools within the municipality and even nearby areas may inculcate the importance of sustaining the agribusiness. This study aims to determine if agribusiness immersion has an impact on the career plan of senior high school students in Halang Banaybanay National High School. There's a lot of reason in choosing agribusiness to be an immersion for senior high school students. If agriculture, technology, and business work together, economic progress will follow.

METHODS

This study used a descriptive study using quantitative data derived from the survey questionnaire made by the researchers. The respondents were the 38 senior high school graduates of 2018 composed of 20 males and 18 females students of Halang Banaybanay National High School. The researchers formulated questions based on the specific questions to be addressed in the study. Likert Scale was used in answering questions of the instrument. The data were tabulated and the mean, ranking, Spearman Ranked Correlation Coefficient andChi-square Statistics are the statistical tools used to have a valid and reliable interpretation of the data gathered.

RESULTS

Based on the result of the study, almost all of the strategies employed have a positive effect in choosing students career plan. There is a high significant effect of each strategy of agribusiness immersion especially the actual farming. Some of the students may be interested to venture in this kind of business but they don't have enough knowledge, courage, and experience on how they can run this business. The overall effect of agribusiness immersion has a high significant effect in choosing students career plan in the future. After graduating in senior high could be the appropriate time for some of them but time will come that they will realize that agribusiness could be a great help to the scarcity of food supply and high inflation rate.

DISCUSSIONS

School should have enough budget in implementing agribusiness immersion because every business needs capital in order to operate well and have sustainability in operating this business. If the students will fully understand that agribusiness is very important in the economy of the country and this can be a good source of income and possible business venture in the future like being a supplier of agricultural products This can answer to scarcity in agricultural products and will prevent importing goods from other countries which added burden to the Philippine government.