Violence among Nigerian Students: A Doom to Nigerian Educational System

Abstract

The study examined different types of violence prevalent among Nigerian students. It also examined the major causes, the damages caused, and effects of violence in the Nigerian tertiary educational system. It finally examined the effect of violence as perceived by undergraduates based on gender, academic level and age. These were with the view to providing information on how violence could be curbed among students in higher institutions of learning. The study employed survey research design. The population consisted of students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Proportionate Stratified sampling technique was employed in selected samples size of 200 respondents from the 13 faculties in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. An instrument was used for the collection of data. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, simple percentages and ANCOVA. The results among others showed that overt physical assault of one on others representing 87.5% is the most prevalent type of violence. Result also showed that there is no significant difference in the effect of violence as perceived by students on the basis of gender, academic level and age at (F=0.056, p>0.05). The study concluded that violence should be discouraged as much as possible among undergraduates.