Authors : O.O.Fasina and A.E.Adekoya
Abstract: 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.
O.O.Fasina and A.E.Adekoya , 2006. Recreation and Tourism Experiences of Farm Children in Southwest Nigeria: Implications for Child Development. Agricultural Journal, 1: 254-257.