Al-Hikmah University Journal

The study is titled “Perception of Students on Efficacy of Social Studies in Promoting Conflict Resolution Skills in Kaduna State, Nigeria”. The study used survey research design and 372 out of the total Social Studies students of NCE from Federal College of Education, Zaria participated in the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. The study used structured questionnaire titled “Conflict Resolution through Social Studies Education Questionnaire (CRESSEQ). The instrument was duly validated. The reliability coefficient obtained after pilot testing is 0.85. The arithmetic mean and standard deviation are used in answering the questions raised by the study while t-test independent sample was used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study discovered that there is no significant difference between the views of NCEII and NCEIII students on the efficacy of Social Studies Education in teaching conflict resolution skills in Kaduna State. The study recommends that the curriculum of Social Studies in Colleges of Education be subjected to periodic review in order to take care of the emerging issues of national importance and make it more relevant to the socio-political, economic and educational need of contemporary.