The experience of civil war that threatened the unity of this nation Nigeria would have been lessons for all citizens if the society would continue to be a united nation, but the recent spate of anti-social activities leading to outright social violence points to blank reminiscence of those gloomy days. New forms of social violence that are alien to our cultural and society are on the increase. Our unity, security, peace and survival as a nation are threatened. Yet there is an unpredictable expansion of our education sector and a prolific growth and development of religious groups which in the ordinary sense should be agents of peaceful co-existence. What then is wrong? This paper argues that there is a missing link between social studies education, cultural values, ethnicity, religious values and ideals. Ethnocentric interests are priced above national unity; religions highly politicized thereby leading to clash of ideologies and thus social violence. It is the opinion of these writers that since social studies education is both value free and value laden subject which cannot be out rightly separated from religious, cultural and political interest, a synthetic integration of the virtues of these institutions for national interest will be panacea for curbing social violence in Nigeria. The paper delves into the role of social studies education in eradicating or stemming all forms of social violence in Nigeria. The paper then recommends that National inter-ethnic and inter-religious conferences to be organized quarterly every year for values assimilation and orientation as a measure for curbing social violence.

Corona Virus turning into global pandemic and countries going under lockdown is taxing. The panorama of not being able to leave house may be distressing, and can negatively impact mental health of the people of any age group worldwide, especially learner community who are at the edge of academic year and looking forward for new endeavours. This uncertainty can lead to anxiety and severe stress. During such time the focus should be on aspects which are in control rather than worrying about what is not in control. It’s important for the learners at this stage to handle stress as it can take a toll on him/her both physically and mentally. Besides academic support, they need effective psychological support. Because during stress mind is clustered with several negative thoughts which hamper daily activities and performance. Mastering in ‘mind mapping’ is skill which could be useful for the learners. The major objective of the paper is to describe the nature of stress the learners can face during this pandemic, provide a framework of mind mapping to cope up with stress to achieve learning outcomes by reducing anxiety, encouraging creative ways to study. This paper will help the teachers and parents to provide effective support to the learners and the learners will be able to develop coping strategies to allocate their energy productively and build resilience against stress. The researcher investigated three case studies using mind map technique. The results show that mind map is one of the useful techniques to reduce stress as it facilitates in visualising all the thoughts and ideas at one place and take further decision by performing those written tasks.

The Education system is changing rapidly and there are many changes and issues in education system around the world. The education systems for undeveloped countries compare to developed countries are developed one are totally different due to various nature. The foundation and elementary education systems, higher education and research centers of different countries are also different in many contexts. The infrastructure, curricula, pedagogy & teaching-learning process, availability of educational programs, specializations, mode of study and so on. There are many educational institutes are establishing in different parts of the world with different aim and agenda, facilities and way in delivery. Previously universities and higher educational institutes (HEIs) were only standalone and restricted towards a particular place only fewer programs but in recent past in many countries higher educational institutes are coming with more innovative and newly adopted model and among these newly established one, Crown University International Chartered Incorporated (CUICI) is important one with different and modern aim, vision and mission itself. This is a case study based paper and concentrated on Crown University International Chartered Incorporated (CUICI) with special reference to one of its academic unit called International Centre for Curriculum and Research Development (ICCRD). Paper highlighted as different aim, objectives, vision & mission including functions and future activities in brief. Different portion of this paper/chapter is carried from the concerned institute itself with proper permission from the competent authority.

This research work investigated on the assessing civic education as instrument for building true democratic structures among students of tertiary institutions in Ogun State. This study adopted a descriptive research survey design. The population comprised of all the students in Higher Institutions in Ogun State. Simple random sampling techniques was used for this study and sample of two hundred (200) students were selected from four (4) Higher Institutions in Ogun State. Fifty (50) students were selected from each school for the purpose of this research work. Questionnaire was the instrument used to elicit information required from the respondents. Four (4) null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The data collected was analyzed using Chi-square statistics tools however, the findings indicated that: there will be significant effect on the level of Civil Education as instrument for Building True Democratic Structures among Students of Tertiary Institutions; the role of Civic education will significantly serve as instrument for building true democratic structures among students of tertiary institutions in Ogun State; there will be significant relationship between Civic Education and true democratic structures among students of tertiary Institutions in Ogun State and there will be significant relationship between knowledge of Civic Education and creating awareness on the building of true democratic structures among students of Tertiary Institutions in Ogun State. However, it was discovered that all the constructed hypotheses were rejected. Therefore, it was recommended that: Civic Education Curriculum contents should be strengthened to be seen as a catalyst for the advancement of individual and national development in order to ensure true democratic system in Nigeria and socio-civic and political education should not be limited to the school system. Hence, both formal and informal approaches should be adopted to orientate the citizens on the need for active participation in the political system and proactive civic engagement.