THE ASSESSMENT OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT MECHANISM IN OROMIA REGION, WEST GUJI ZONE AT BULE HORA SECONDAR AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to assess conflict management mechanisms in B/H Secondary and Preparatory School in the West Guji zone. A descriptive research method was employed to meet the study‟s objectives. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 12 teachers and 30 students while one school leader was purposively sampled. Data were collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and analysis of school policy documents. Interview transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify recurring patterns (e.g., communication gaps, leadership challenges), while document analysis focused on evaluating institutional conflict resolution protocols.Quantitative data from questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) According to the data it was found out that poor communication were the most serious challenges of conflict management, and inadequate resources and lack of clarity in the schools. Even though promoting strategies to improve the assessment of conflict management that helps teachers and the school to their best practice, the school leaders were could not play the major role to use different approaches which is appropriate with the school. In the same way changes are impossible under ordinary situation unless school leaders, teachers and students build the right conditions to promote good relationship in the school to play a well role that best advancement of teacher moral in their respective primary schools. Moreover lack of initial commitment to conflict management poor working conditions created demoralizing state of affairs within school staff. Lacks of adequate chance to train the skill of conflict management were barriers that hinder the effective the practice and implementation of conflict management in their respective schools.