SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FINAL YEAR AGRICULTURE STUDENTS AND PERCEIVED PROJECT SUPERVISION SATISFACTION: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, EDO STATE, NIGERIA

This study examines the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics of undergraduates
of agriculture and their perceived satisfaction with project supervision. Specifically, the study
describes the socioeconomic characteristics of agriculture graduates, and determined their level
of satisfaction with final year project supervision. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used
to select 150 graduates who came for clearance. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive
statistics and binary logistic regression. Results show high satisfaction with supervisors'
openness (Mean = 3.95) and constructive feedback (Mean = 3.69) but low satisfaction with
communication clarity (Mean = 2.46) and encouragement (Mean = 2.05). Findings revealed that
age (p = 0.006), department (p < 0.001), spillover year (p = 0.001), and GPA (p = 0.007)
significantly influenced level of satisfaction levels, while gender, marital status, and project
grades showed no significant effect. The study concludes that graduates of agriculture had high
level of satisfaction with project supervision in openness, and constructive feedback and poorly
satisfied with the communication clarity.