The main purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting entrepreneurial motivations of agricultural students at Razi University. Statistical population of this study consisted of all agricultural undergraduate students (senior) (N=186), that 164 of them were selected as research sample using proportionate stratified sampling method. The main instrument in this study was questionnair...

this study was an attempt to analyze the applications and problems of conducting blended learning (bl) in view point of the agricultural students from bu-ali sina university. the study has employed a surveying methodology with interviewing and included a combination of descriptive and quantitative research methods. statistical population of the study included 500 agricultural students from bu-a...

Information in our days is very important for management of farms and agricultural enterprises as far as enterprises of agricultural processing industry. A lot of information is necessary for federal state institutions and local authorities for development of policy of agricultural sector and rural areas and its control. Knowledge about processes, taking place in sector of agriculture, and its ...

this research has an aim to assess agricultural students' satisfaction from their field of study. the statistical population consisted of 1040 students from the university of bu ali sina (800 bachelor and 240 master students) during the years of 2011 to 2013. through stratified random sampling method 240 bachelor and 80 master students were selected. data was collected by means of a researcher ...

internationally, employability has recently become an increasingly controversial issue in higher education. the emergence of knowledge-based economies, accompanied by the by-products of globalization, has forced agricultural higher education systems all around the world to think twice about the quantity and quality of their courses. on one hand, there has been a surplus of highly educated gradu...

Entrepreneurship is the driving force behind the economy of any country. It is strongly believed that without entrepreneurial activities the process of agricultural development will not be achieved. This requires the proper transformation of capital and skill. The agricultural students should possess creativity in order for them to be able to start new businesses. However with the support of th...

The increasing number of students graduating in agricultural majors and the limited employment opportunities supplied by the government suggest the importance of developing students’ entrepreneurship competencies and improving their entrepreneurial intentions. Therefore, it is necessary to identify factors influencing students’ entrepreneurial intentions. The purpose of this survey was to deter...

Plant pathology has had and continues to have direct relevance and impact on everyday life. The science of plant pathology was born of famine in Ireland in the 1840s. Concerns about the effects of plant diseases on our lives are as relevant today. However, most people don’t think about plant diseases, and there is considerable concern among plant pathologists about this lack of awareness and wh...

the academic achievement of students has been a focus of social research for decades. yet little attention has been paid to social capital and its importance as a university context factor for academic success. we examine whether social capital has effects on students’ academic achievement. the population of this study consisted of all senior agricultural students of razi university at iran (n=...