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of responsibility is placed on the teacher. Merely teaching a topic without going on to its practical
applications to the student’ life and community will not achieve this objective.
Teachers need to ensure that there is just distribution of resources and equipment especially in
developing nations like Nigeria where such teaching resources are inadequate. The classroom will be in
a state of confusion and conflict if some students feel that they will not be provided with their
classroom needs because of any reason-finance, intelligence and so on. To let the pupils know that
there is fairness in distribution and that this should be portrayed in every aspect of their lives will be
building in the students a culture of peace.
The teacher should ensure that no one or a few students become too powerful or domineering in
the class demonstrations, experimentation and discussion so as to put other students at a disadvantage.
If any student starts behaving in this way, he /she should be put right, such that students will not
imbibe this attitude that can cause conflict in the class. The implications of this attitude should be
openly discussed in class. Allied to this is tolerance by the teacher and the students. A lot of
responsibility is therefore placed on the teacher to ensure that the set philosophy and objectives of the
curriculum are achieved. Also that at the end of the course, students would have imbibed a culture of
peace.
Conclusion
The Nigerian JSS Integrated science curriculum is used in all the junior secondary schools in the
country. It has well stated philosophy and objectives including those that can lead learners to building a
culture of peace. The content of the curriculum is suitable for local culture and provides answers to
some issues that are potential causes of conflict. It includes topics related to the control of the
environment, topics that can raise the scientific level of the students, and topics highlighting the role of
the scientist. The stipulated mode of use can encourage nation wide cooperation amongst students and
also help to remove disparity between the privileged and unprivileged. The instructional methods
recommended like discussion and inquiry method can train the minds of the students in the use of
dialogue and intelligent enquiry. This curriculum can be described as an integrated curriculum which
will not only lead to learning science effectively but can also help learners to cultivate a culture of
peace. The teacher is recognized as an important factor in all of these issues. Although there are areas
that require review, with these various identified factors of the curriculum, it can through integrative
education be effectively used to engender peace and imbibe in the students a culture of peace.
Recommendations
1). The teacher should relate some of his classroom instructional activities to the culture of peace.
For example, while using teaching strategies like discussion or demonstration, he /she should go on to
point out that even in conflicts, solutions can be obtained through these ways. Teachers must specify to
the students the values they want to promote in the classroom. In teaching some of the topics especially
those that address issues of conflict in the society, it is important for the teacher to refer specifically to
these issues and correct any possible misconceptions. Students should be guided to identify the
practical applications of these topics to their life and society.
2). The philosophy and objectives of the curriculum should be clearly stated to specify the peace
values it should promote. It should be clearly stated in the lesson objectives in the curriculum the need
to explain the practical applications of some of the instructional methods (e.g. discussion,
demonstration, cooperative learning and field work) to ways of achieving a culture of peace. Let the
students realize that just as they cannot move forward using these methods to achieve results without
peace, so also peace in our individual, family, local national and international settings are unachievable
without embracing dialogue and cooperative attitude.
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