M. AKHTER1, M. A. A. BISWAS2 and DAE-KOO KANG3*
1Dr. Mahmuda Akhter, Ph.D. holder, 3Kang Dae-Koo, Professor, Department of Agricultural Education, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, South Korea and 2Dr. Md. Ashraf Ali Biswas, Professor, Chittagong veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong, Bangladesh. *Corresponding authors Email: kang@sunchon.ac.kr.
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted at the Department of Agricultural Education, Sunchon National University in South Korea to evaluate the present status of the agricultural education system and graduate competency in Bangladesh at university level during 2014 to 2017. Three Agricultural Universities were selected for the study. The selected three Agricultural Universities were Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Mymensingh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur and Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka in Bangladesh. Sample data were collected in 360 graduates passing year from 2012 to 2016 through researcher made questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted by frequency and F-test. The present status of the agricultural education system, according to CIPP model, there was significant difference among three universities where BSMRAU was better than BAU and BAU was better than SAU. Among graduation year, there was no significant difference. The result also revealed that there was no significant difference among graduates current position. On the contrary, there was significant difference between trained and non-trained graduates. In case of category based analysis, the agricultural education system of BSMRAU and BAU were better than SAU and significantly different among graduation years. In overall dimensions of graduate competence among three universities and BSMRAU graduate competency was better than BAU and SAU.
Keywords: Agricultural University, Education, Evaluation and Bangladesh.