This article concerns the principles of the philosophy of education, such as Protestant and Islamic, and especially, how can they be used as transformational strategies for the cooperation of peace and justice. This question is of exceptional importance considering the outcomes of later conflicts in Nigeria. Various means of maintaining the peace, such as social justice, stabile and dynamic economy and effective judicial system are not sufficient for the justice and peace. There must exist a system of education, which constantly works for the peace and justice. It is explained in the paper, that the approach to education, which is based on faith, as a mean of maintaining the social system, can make exceptional contributions to the transformation of education system. Main goal is to create the educational philosophy which has the potential for the educational transformation. The research is based on the methodology of collecting information from books, magazines and official documents
This article concerns the principles of the philosophy of education, such as Protestant and Islamic, and especially, how can they be used as transformational strategies for the cooperation of peace and justice. This question is of exceptional importance considering the outcomes of later conflicts in Nigeria. Various means of maintaining the peace, such as social justice, stabile and dynamic economy and effective judicial system are not sufficient for the justice and peace. There must exist a system of education, which constantly works for the peace and justice. It is explained in the paper, that the approach to education, which is based on faith, as a mean of maintaining the social system, can make exceptional contributions to the transformation of education system. Main goal is to create the educational philosophy which has the potential for the educational transformation. The research is based on the methodology of collecting information from books, magazines and official documents
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1 | Anthony B.. | PhD Department of Philosophy and Religious | Federal University Wukari. |
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