Skip to content
Research Article Open access CC BY 4.0

A Comparative Analysis of the Adoption of Conflict Resolution Model for Conflict Management in Colleges of Education and Universities in South-East Nigeria

A. V. Etele, L. I. Akunne

Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · pp. 11–19 · Published 7 Jun 2023

10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i9514

Abstract

Aims: This study compared the adoption of conflict resolution model for conflict management in colleges of education and universities in South-east Nigeria. Study Design:  The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Place and Duration of Study: Academic staffs of Nwafor Orizu College of Education and Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, between November 2022 and February 2023. Methodology: Simple random sampling technique of balloting with replacement was used to select 1,046 academic staffs from the accessible population of 5,225 academic staffs of Nwafor Orizu College of Education and Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. The standardized instruments adopted for data collection was conflict management style assessment by Reginald Akins. The psychometric properties of the instrument were validity and a reliability coefficient of 0.74; also the instrument was administered using the direct delivery approach. Data collected was analysed using arithmetic mean and standard deviation. A table of real limit of numbers was used to interpret the respondents’ response. Rarely - 1.00 - 1.49, Sometimes - 1.50 – 2.00, Often - 2.50 – 3.00, Always - 3.50 – 4.00. Analysis for this study was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: The findings revealed that academic staffs in colleges of education always adopt competing mode of conflict resolution for conflict management. While, academic staffs in universities often adopt competing mode of conflict resolution for conflict management. Furthermore, academic staffs in colleges of education often adopt avoiding mode of conflict resolution for conflict management, while academic staffs in universities always adopt avoiding mode of conflict resolution for conflict management among others. Conclusion: Conflict is inevitable in all organisations and the tertiary institutions being a formal organisation have intricate network of members with divergent needs that trigger conflicts. The findings of this study revealed that academic staffs in colleges of education and universities adopt conflict resolution model for conflict management.

Adoption conflict conflict resolution model conflict management

References (10)

  1. 1 Conflict Management and School Leadership [DOI]
  2. 2 Conflict Management and Resolution Strategies between Teachers and School Leaders in Primary Schools of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia
  3. 3 A survey on conflict resolution mechanisms in public secondary schools: A case of Nairobi province, Kenya [DOI]
  4. 4 Conflict: Factors and Resolution Strategies Adopted by Administrators of Schools for Visually Impaired Students [DOI]
  5. 5 Conflict Resolution Strategies in Non-government Secondary Schools in Benue State, Nigeria
  6. 6 Peace Education in Secondary Schools: A Strategic Tool for Peace Building and Peace Culture in Nigeria
  7. 7 Conflict Resolution Strategies in Non-Government Secondary Schools in Benue State, Nigeria.
  8. 8 Conflict Management Strategies and Secondary School Teachers' Job Effectiveness in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. [DOI]
  9. 9 Investigating the Best Practice of Teachers in Conflict Management, MARA Education Institutions, Malaysia
  10. 10 Mediterranean journal of social sciences [DOI]

Cited by 9

Leadership challenges in conflict management in organizations

Nina Minov, Miha Marič · International Journal of Economic Practice and Policy · 2023

Showing 1 of 9 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.

Related research

Article metrics

Real usage data collected on this platform.

65

Page views

0

PDF downloads

9

Outbound clicks

9

Citations

Views over time

Views by country

Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".

Traffic sources

Referring site, by host.

Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.