A research on the evaluation of the expectations of students who choose the department of agriculture in vocational and technical Anatolian high schools: Example of Bursa province

It is known that with a well-equipped, open to development, successful and creative workforce, which is one of the most important elements that constitute the infrastructure of a highly productive, dense, and successful economy. The way to this is through a professional formation that has been thought out and planned to the smallest detail. Gaining knowledge, skills, and abilities such as agriculture, art, technique, automotive, industrial industry related to the profession he will choose, planning to develop himself in the chosen branch constitute the main building block of vocational and technical education. Vocational education is an important gateway for the personal development of individuals, their professional competence, and their place in society. For the purpose of establishment of vocational and technical high schools; To train well equipped and qualified intermediate staff who can adapt to the changing conditions of the country and the region where they are located, who can think analytically when faced with problems, who analyze and find the right solutions, who can take responsibility, have professional equipment, can communicate at a good level, are compatible with teamwork, follow the innovations in their chosen branch. In this study, it was aimed to determine to what extent the demographic structure and demographic structure of the individuals who prefer the agriculture department in vocational high schools affect their attitudes towards school, to evaluate the position of agricultural vocational high schools in the Turkish education system, to determine the level of the students' vocational choice competence and the provision of opportunities for them to develop themselves as qualified personnel. In line with this goal, a questionnaire was applied to 113 students. The data we obtained as a result of the survey were interpreted using descriptive statistics and Chi-square hypothesis methods. The attitudes of the students who chose the agriculture department were examined and the situations that emerged were stated in the conclusion section.