Conflict In Schools Management And Its Challenges: In Secondary Schools Of Nono Woreda, West Shoa Zone Oromia Regional State Ethiopia

Abstract

The success of school was centered on the quality of schools’ management. In line with t his, the general objective of the study was to assess the conflict in schools’ management and its challenges in secondary schools ‘success in Nono Woreda and specifically to examine types of conflicts those frequently occur in the secondary school located in Nono Woreda, to explore major causes and challenges of conflict in the secondary schools in Nono Woreda. The study was conducted in two secondary schools namely Silkamba and Chando. During the study 141 respondents (35 students, 106 teachers, pri ncipals, education experts, supervisor, and vice principals) in the study was used. The inf ormation for the study was obtained through questionnaires, interview and document ana lysis. The data were analyzed using different statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. From those intrapersonal types of conflict, interpersonal conflict, intra- group conflict and intergroup conflict. The finding indicates that majority of vice principal, principal and teachers about 54.7% responded that there are high intrapersonal types of conflict in school. The majority of vice principal, principal and teachers about 78.3% responded that there are medium interpersonal conflict types of conflict in school. The majority of vice principal, principal and teachers about 63.2% responded that there were medium intra- group conflict types of conflict in school. Majority of vice principal, principal and teachers about 78.3% responded that there were medium intergroup conflict types of conflict in school. The result indicates that there is perceptional difference on task in secondary schools’ value in the selected secondary school. This leads to major causes of conflict in the secondary schools. To conclude the result indicates that there is somehow lack of transparency during promotion and salary increment in the selected secondary school. This leads to major causes of conflict in the secondary schools. The result indicates that there is communication gap between employee and principal in the selected secondary school. Communication gap is taken as the major source of conflict. This leads to major causes of conflict in the secondary schools. As a last remark, since school culture is dynamic which is built by people with different family backgrounds, learning experiences and seeing & managing things from their point of view regardless of others, members of school community should accept the inevitability of conflict that could not be avoided at all. Despite these gaps, principals encountered with frequent disputes and handled it according to their personal feelings and skills. Therefore, it is recommended that discussions should be organized for members of school community on communication aspects, diversity management and conflict resolution strategies by Education Office.