Promoting peace among Nigerian youths through science education

Abstract

The study was carried out in Anambra State, of Nigeria to examine promoting peace among Nigerian youths through science education. It was a descriptive survey study. The sample was seven hundred and sixty-five (765) Corps members who graduated in science discipline that were picked by simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a four-point rating scale questionnaire titled Promotion Peace among Youths (PPAY). The instrument was validated, pilot tested and the reliability coefficient was established using Cronbach-alpha to give a reliability index of 0.72. Two research questions and one hypothesis were raised and answered using mean statistical tool. The result showed that science education can aid in promoting peace among Nigerian youths through skill acquisition, teaching spirit of service and peace, concern for environment and respect for other people’s opinion through appropriate teaching methods. The study also showed that there is a significant difference between the mean ratings of male and female youths on the influence of science education in promoting peace. This is in favour of female youths.

Keywords: Peace, youth, science education and society