PERCEPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ON THE IMPACT OF SOCIALSTUDIES ON PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION AMONG FARMERS ANDHERDERS IN NORTH-WEST, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the Perception of Undergraduate Students on the Impact of Social Studies
on Peace and Conflict Resolution among Farmers and Herders in North-West, Nigeria.The
design of the study was descriptive survey research method. The population of this study
consisted of all the undergraduate Social Studies students of 400 Levels in degree awarding
institutions of the region under study which offer Social Studies Education at the B. Ed Level
numbering 873. The sample size used for the study was 267. The sampling techniques adopted
for this study were purposive sampling proportionate sampling. Structured questionnaire entitled
“Undergraduates Perception on Impact of Social Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
among Farmers and Herders Questionnaire (UPISSOPCRAFH-Q)” was used for collecting
data. The content and construct validity were ascertained by relevant experts. The reliability
coefficient index stood at 0.86 determined usingCronbach Alpha method.The study used mean
and standard deviation to answer the research question while independent samples t-test statistic
was used to test the research hypothesis at 0.05 Alpha level of significance. It was found that
there is no significant difference between the perception of undergraduate students on the impact
of Social studies objectives and content areas on peace and conflict resolution among farmers
and herders in north-west, Nigeria. It is therefore recommended that in order to avert the
recurring herders-farmers conflict in North West zone, ‘dialogue and conflict resolution’
approaches at community levels.