ROLES OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS IN PROMOTING THE CULTURE OF PEACE IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH CENTRAL GEO – POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Research on Role of Educational Administrators in Promoting the culture of peace in Colleges of Education in North – Central Geo – Political zone, Nigeria was aimed at gathering information on the opinions of management staff, Academic staff, and non-Academic staff on roles of educational administrators in promoting the culture of peace in colleges of education in North-Central Geo-Political zone, Nigeria. The objectives set to guide the study include to determine whether the roles of educational administrators promote the culture of peace on equity, ascertain the roles of educational administrator in promoting the culture of peace on discipline, assess the roles of educational administrators in promoting the culture of peace on  hierarchy of authority, find out the roles of educational administrators in promoting culture of peace on human relations, determine the role of educational administrators in enhancing promotion of culture of peace on coordination in Colleges of Education in North – Central Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria. To this end, a descriptive survey research design was employed in order to assess the opinions of four hundred and thirty-nine (439) respondents randomly selected from eight Colleges of Education in North-Central Geo-Political Zones, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used for data collection while data collected were statistically analyzed and the Cronbach Alpha was used to establish the reliability index. The result indicated reliability coefficient of 0.77 along with its internal consistency index. Findings showed that there is a significant difference in the promoting ability. It was, therefore, recommended that school administrators should create an enabling environment for peace to reign in their colleges of education.