| dc.description.abstract | Conflicts appear to be a constant component in today's educational institutions, and they
are becoming a part of academic life. Schools frequently appear to be a hotbed of conflict,
and they can also be a reflection of broader societal issues. Individual members of a school
must be able to work in a conflict-free environment for it to be effective. The overall goal
of the study was to look into the impact of school management practices on conflict
resolution in Lamu County's public elementary schools. The study attempted to determine
the impact of school management's competing strategy, collaborating strategy, and
compromising approach on conflict resolution in Lamu County's public primary schools.
The research was founded and based on the dual concern theory and max conflict theory.
Target population for this study included 68 public primary schools of Lamu County with
4 respondents each, and therefore targeted a population of 272 respondents comprising of
the school’s head teachers, Deputy Head teachers, senior teachers and Chairmen of Boards
of Management respectively. The sample size was 80 respondents randomly selected from
the 68 schools in both Lamu East and Lamu West Sub-Counties. Using SPSS software
version 23, the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentages,
means, and standard deviations) and inferential statistics (t-test). The study used a
descriptive survey design in which data was analyzed using both qualitative and
quantitative methods. Piloting of the study questionnaires was done in 7 schools randomly
selected which did not take part in the real research. Information about the number of
schools is as recorded by the MoEST and the TSC County offices. This excludes the
schools prone to frequent attacks by the Al-Shabaab militia from both sub counties. In
general, it is intended that the findings of this research study would aid in better
understanding of school management's conflict-resolution tactics. According to the
findings, school administrations have been harmed by a lack of conflict management
knowledge, as most administrators addressed conflict by trial and error because there were
no particular protocols and methods for dealing with conflicts. It is therefore recommended
that no one strategy is enough in conflict containment hence the study recommends that
school management to consider a blend of two or more strategies in containing conflict to
enhance effective conflict containment. It further recommended that it is from the source
of conflict where the best strategy shall be employed in containing the nature of conflict.
It is therefore necessary to identify causes of conflict in an institution and subsequently
suggest the best strategy to put in place. | en_US |
