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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to investigate the Identification of Strategies Resolving Administrative Conflicts in Secondary Schools in Egor Local Government of Edo State.
A descriptive survey research design was employed in this study. Five (5) research questions were raised to guide the study. The target population of the study consist of all teachers in public secondary school Egor local government, with sample size of thirty two (32) teachers as respondents using the simple random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by the researcher's supervisor and two other experts in the Department of Educational Management; while the test- re test reliability method was adopted to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation.
The study reveals that the identify administrative strategies for conflict resolution include arbitration, dialogue and effective communication strategy. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made for the study: While applying arbitration strategy school principals should allow a free flow of information while communication gap should be prevented. There should be establishment of school conflict management (SCM) for acquisition of conflict management skills as well as the proper use of dialogue as option for resolving all conflicts in the school. In applying effective communication strategy school principals to ensure free flow of communication between members of staff. Ministry of Education board should organize conferences and workshops on how to apply smoothing strategy in resolving conflicts in schools. School principals should not stick to one strategy but using different strategies for different conflicts as the case may be.
