INFLUENCE OF PEACE EDUCATION ON MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL
VIOLENCE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH EAST
GEO-POLITICAL ZONE OF NIGERIA.
Abstract.
The study was a descriptive survey research design. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. A-35 item researcher-developed questionnaire was used in the study. A sample population of three hundred lecturers and three hundred students were used in the study. The findings of the study indicated that the causes of school violence as social political influence, poor leadership, poor control mechanisms of school violence, needs for essential amenities among others. The study further revealed that peace education influences management of school violence through the use of school subjects and peace education goals. The study recommended that colleges of education and other higher institutions in South East Geo-political zone of Nigeria should integrate peace education into all the Programmes offering to enhance building of a culture of peace and improve academic productivity.
Keywords: Influence, peace, peace education, culture of peace, non-violence, management, school violence, tolerance, academic productivity.
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