Enhancing National Unity Through Family-Life Education: Implications for Sustainable Peace in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria.

Adolescents’ Moral Issues and Counselling Intervention on the Family Psycho-Socio Security Problems

“…Factors like inadequate moral upbringing, proper monitoring and adequate supervision on the part of the parents may lead adolescents to be involved in immoral behaviour. This finding agrees with Oyebamiji and Adekola (2008) that family has failed in its duty of producing morally sound citizens for the society. Also, Lawal (2003) observed that adolescents who are morally and spiritually mature would not join bad gangs.…”

“…In a nation, family is very central as it is the activity of respective family members that eventually bear on the society or nation as a whole. To Oyebamiji and Adekola (2008), the present economic downturn in Nigeria as a nation has affected greatly the Nigerian families in performing their duties. Many adolescents from Nigerian families are involved in a lot of criminal activities like robbery, murder, cultism, prostitution, examination malpractice and many others.…”

Environmental factor as predictors of citizens’ participation in development activities in Ogbomoso town, Oyo state, Nigeria

“…Participation emphasizes community members' total control, with less government imposition, emphasizing self-help and democracy, as claimed by Anyanwu, cited by Adekola and Oyebamiji. 6 Involvement of beneficiaries in planning, executing, and evaluating government and NGO-initiated programs is crucial for their sustainability, and participation requires more than informing communities about interventions without their input. Abiona and Osu 7 suggest that environmental awareness is also crucial in understanding people's Environmental factor as predictors of citizens' participation in development activities in Ogbomoso town, Oyo state, Nigeria willingness to participate in communal projects, and understanding public perception of community development requires insight into the environmental factors involved and their potential influence on participation.…”

“…Anyanwu, as cited by Oyebamiji and Adekola, 6 emphasized that designing and implementing projects for people is not enough; the success of such projects lies with the protective values of the projects. The involvement of the people in the design and implementation of a project leads to its durability and sustainability.…”

“Parenting About Peace”: Exploring Taiwanese Parents' and Children's Perceptions in a Shared Political and Sociocultural Context

“…Mickel, Boyd‐White, and Muldrow (2005) indicated that, “in order to achieve peace, intervention that results in the prevention of war and violence must begin at the level where learning and behavioral change occur most often—the family” (p. 30). Oyebamiji and Adekola (2008) also suggested that government and organizations should reequip the family with new knowledge so it is capable of its new role in maintaining peace in society through family life education. Walker, Myers‐Bowman, and Myers‐Walls (2008) reported, however, that there are far fewer online guidelines available for parents to communicate with children about peace than there are for war.…”