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Impact of Personal/Organizational Conflict on Staff Personnel Administration in Secondary Schools in Ohaozara Local Government Area of EBONYI State, NIGERIA


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Background/Objectives: The study focused on the impact of personal/organisational conflict on staff personnel in secondary school administration in OHAOZARA local government area of EBONYI State. Three research questions were posed for the study.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population consisted of 672 secondary school teachers. A simple random sampling technique was used to draw 220 teachers used for the study. Instrument for data collection was a researcher self structured questionnaire entitled, “Impact of Organizational Conflicts on Staff Personnel in Secondary School Administration (IOCSPSSA)”. Data collected were analysed using statistical mean.

Findings: The results of the study showed that conflict has impact on teachers’ commitment, coordination, and mental stress of teachers, which negatively impact on the effective secondary school administration in OHAOZARA local government area of EBONYI State.

Improvements/Applications: Based on the findings the study recommended among others that teachers should be encouraged to participate in regular retraining of teachers. There should be regular clinical supervision, leave grants and staff promotion. It also recommended in-service training, workshops and seminars for teachers. It is also recommended that teachers be exposed to courses on conflict resolution and management to help them manage conflicts better.


Keywords

Organisational Conflict, Staff Personnel, Secondary School Administration, Secondary Schools.
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Aja-Okorie Uzoma
Department of Educational Foundations, Ebonyi State University, ABAKALIKI, Nigeria

Abstract


Background/Objectives: The study focused on the impact of personal/organisational conflict on staff personnel in secondary school administration in OHAOZARA local government area of EBONYI State. Three research questions were posed for the study.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population consisted of 672 secondary school teachers. A simple random sampling technique was used to draw 220 teachers used for the study. Instrument for data collection was a researcher self structured questionnaire entitled, “Impact of Organizational Conflicts on Staff Personnel in Secondary School Administration (IOCSPSSA)”. Data collected were analysed using statistical mean.

Findings: The results of the study showed that conflict has impact on teachers’ commitment, coordination, and mental stress of teachers, which negatively impact on the effective secondary school administration in OHAOZARA local government area of EBONYI State.

Improvements/Applications: Based on the findings the study recommended among others that teachers should be encouraged to participate in regular retraining of teachers. There should be regular clinical supervision, leave grants and staff promotion. It also recommended in-service training, workshops and seminars for teachers. It is also recommended that teachers be exposed to courses on conflict resolution and management to help them manage conflicts better.


Keywords


Organisational Conflict, Staff Personnel, Secondary School Administration, Secondary Schools.

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