Existence of conflict and conflict resolution in university education in Nigeria

Abstract

Violence, rampage, crisis and secret cult practices by students; staff conflict; workers' trade disputes and strike actions are some of the turbulent occurrences are often experienced in university education in Nigeria in recent times. They are anti social and anti productivity because they create an atmosphere of tumult, tension and disruption of smooth and congenial functioning of academic activities in universities. This paper discusses conflict in university education indicating its ill effects on teaching and learning in universities in Nigeria. It suggests what can be done to exterminate or reduce conflict situations and proposes the way forward.

LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research Vol. 3 () 2006: pp.13-23