TY  - JOUR
T1  - Recreation and Tourism Experiences of Farm Children in Southwest Nigeria: Implications for Child Development
AU - , O.O.Fasina AU - , A.E.Adekoya 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 1
IS  - 4
SP  - 254
EP  - 257
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2006.254.257
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2006.254.257
KW  - Agriculture
KW  -games
KW  -television
KW  -visitations
KW  -holidays
AB  - Recreation and exposure of children to their environment contributes greatly to their overall development in life. The study examined recreational and tourism experiences of farm children in southwest Nigeria. A well structured interview schedule was used to gather data from 540 children from age 5 to 14 years involved in familial agricultural activities. Findings were presented using descriptive statistics while the Pearson product moment correlation was used to test the hypothesis of the study. Findings revealed 85.2% of the children had time to play games while those who watched television were 77.9%. Those who visited or spent holiday periods outside their own place of residence within six months were 52.6 and 63.9%, respectively. These indicators of recreation and tourism had negative and significant correlations with the children’s level of involvement in agriculture at the 0.05 level. It was recommended that schools organize excursions for children while community television viewing centers should be provided.
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