The Imperative of Peace Education in Nigeria Development using Multi-Agency Approach

  • Daku Noah Jimba University of Jos, Nigeria.
  • Alexander Omaji Agada College of Education, Oju, Nigeria
  • Erasmus Ebuta Inyang Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa, Nigeria

Abstract

The paper examined the imperativeness of Peace Education Programme in  Nigerian Schools  for national development using multidisciplinary agency approach. However, the concept of peace Education, national development and multidisciplinary agency approach were examined  The paper went further to look at the existence of the peace in the society which  called for peace  Education and how  it affected the national development. Therefore, the article find out the multidisciplinary agencies that can be involved and interacted with in order to promote Peace Education for national development. It was however concluded that peace Education was not accorded high respect in Nigeria. It was suggested that teaching learning of peace Education by the teachers need to be based on the use of multidisciplinary agencies for the national development


Keywords: Peace Education, National Development and Multi-Agency Approach

Published
2020-10-25
How to Cite
JIMBA, Daku Noah; AGADA, Alexander Omaji; INYANG, Erasmus Ebuta. The Imperative of Peace Education in Nigeria Development using Multi-Agency Approach. NIU Journal of Social Sciences, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 3, p. 283-290, oct. 2020. ISSN 3007-1690. Available at: <https://niujournals.ac.ug/ojs/index.php/niujoss/article/view/991>. Date accessed: 04 apr. 2026.