ROLE OF ACADEME IN PREVENTING AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN THE PURSUIT OF PEACE AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN CENTRAL MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES

Abstract

This study seeks to identify the extent of the awareness delivered by government agency about war against illegal drugs, preventing and countering violent extremism in the pursuit of peace and development in Central Mindanao. Pre-test and post-test as well as analysis of variance was used to analyze the extent of the awareness. The result shows that the awareness of the participants increase after each government agencies delivered lecture. Keywords: Violent extremism, government agency, higher education, Cotabato City