Al-Hikmah University Journal

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.