MANAGEMENT OF CONFLICTS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ILORIN: IMPLICATIONS TO EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Dauda, Rafat Bukola

Abstract

This paper examines management of conflict in senior secondary schools in Ilorin: implications to Educational management. A literature review was carried out which led to the understanding of the concepts.  Ten (10) senior secondary schools were selected 52 through the stratified random sampling technique out of 18 senior secondary schools while a sample of two hundred respondents made up ten (10) teachers and ten (10) students from each of the ten schools of selected through the simple random sampling technique was used for the study. A self-designed questionnaire conflicts and school activities questionnaire (CASAQ) which was validated was used. The researcher administrated and collected the questionnaires while data collected was analyzed with both the descriptive and inferential statistics. The finding revealed that, causes of conflicts among students in secondary schools include: high handedness of students, strict application of rule and regulation, incompetence of principals’ inadequate physical facilities, permeation of neighborhood conflicts into the school, inadequate social amenities, communication gap, indiscipline and inferiority/ superiority complex amongst students. The paper gave the causes, effects and management of conflicts among students in secondary schools include: high handedness of students, strict application of rule and regulation, incompetence of principals inadequate physical facilities, permeation of neighborhood conflicts into the school, inadequate social amenities, communication gap, indiscipline and inferiority/ superiority complex amongst students.