Relevance of Peace Education Programmes on Students’ Conflict-Resolution Skills in Secondary Schools in Ife East Local Government Area, Osun State

Abstract

This study examines the relevance of peace education programmes in enhancing students’ conflict-resolution skills. The study adopted the survey research design. Four public junior secondary schools were randomly selected from public junior secondary schools in Ife East Local Government Area of Osun State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select ten JSS II students from each school making a total of 40 students. One research instrument was used for data collection: Questionnaire on Relevance of Peace Education Programmes (r=0.78). Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of percentage, frequency count, mean, standard deviation and t- test. Findings of the study revealed that the weighted mean of 3.31 against the threshold of 2.50. It implies that the level of relevance of peace education programmes on students’ conflict-resolution skill was high. There was no significant difference between male and female students’ perception of level of relevance of peace education programmes on students’ conflict-resolution skill (t = -0.96; df = 38; P>0.05). Based on the finding of this study, it was recommended that peace education should be systematically integrated into the secondary school curriculum as a core component rather than being treated as a peripheral topic. Teachers should be adequately trained through workshops, seminars, and professional development programmes to effectively deliver peace education content and facilitate conflict-resolution activities.