The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
Abstract
This paper examined the implications of the concept of conflict resolution which male and female residents of Gombe town have on peace and stability. In attempt to provide solution to the problem raised by the topic, an instrument was designed that consists of twelve items. One hundred and fifty residents of Gombe were served the instrument to which they responded. Seventy five of them were males and seventy five were female. Their responses were subjected to t-test analysis. Generally, there was no significant difference in the way they think of conflict resolution. However, on examination of each of the responses using their mean scores to determine how they rank the items, differences were observed. Based on this analysis, five implications were drawn out. Recommendations were made at the end of the paper. Keywords: Implications, Gender Disparity, Concepts, Conflict Resolution, Peace and Stabilit
