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    Head Teachers' Conflict Management Strategies and Students' Satisfaction with School Climate in Secondary Schools in Uganda
    (East African Journal of Education Studies,, 2023-05-16) Amito, Betty; Oriangi, George; Lamaro, Gloria
    Over the last three decades, students' satisfaction with school climate has been a global concern for educationists and scholars. This study investigated the influence of head teachers' conflict management strategies on students' satisfaction with the school climate. A cross sectional survey design with a sample size of 181 respondents was used. Data obtained using questionnaires were analysed using descriptive statistics to determine the nature of head teachers' conflict management strategies and the level of student's satisfaction with school climate, while linear regression was used to determine the influence of head teachers' conflict management strategies on students' satisfaction with school climate. Findings revealed that: paying little attention to students' complaints, ignoring students' complaints, and putting emphasis on conflicting parties to continue performing their tasks even if there is conflict were the most commonly used conflict management strategies, while the least commonly used strategies were taking charge in times of conflict and emphasising on areas of agreement between conflicting parties. Furthermore, students' level of satisfaction with the school climate was low. Additionally, giving priority to the views of members in settling conflicts (p = 0.037) and liaising with student leaders to settle conflicts (p = 0.069) were strategies of conflict management that had a significant influence on student's satisfaction with the school climate. In conclusion, head teachers need to consider the views of conflicting members and liaise with student leaders to manage conflicts so as to create a favourable school climate that can enhance teaching and learning. Finally, future studies may need to explore students' satisfaction in primary schools as well as in rural secondary schools.
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    Relationship between Teachers' Participation and Management Outcomes in Primary Schools in Pader District, Uganda
    (East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023-12-15) Lamaro, Gloria; Lalam, Filder Rose
    Scholars, as highlighted by Asgari and Mahjoob (2013), have shown considerable interest in the outcomes of management throughout the years. This study examined the relationship between teachers' participation and management outcomes in primary schools in Pader District, Uganda. The investigation examined teachers' participation in Pader District primary schools, management outcomes and the relationship between participation and management outcomes. This study involved 301 participants, utilized questionnaire surveys, interview guides and observation checklists for data collection. The data were then analyzed using various statistical methods, including SPSS version 25, descriptive statistics, the Chi-Square test, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis. The study explore the relationship between teachers' involvement and management outcomes. The findings revealed a moderate correlation between teachers' participation and management outcomes, with a significance level of 0.01%. These results are consistent with prior research (Baig, Rehman and Khan, 2012), suggesting that teachers' engagement in activities such as water hygiene, sanitation, equipment procurement, guidance, inventory control, budget preparation and classroom maintenance has a positive impact on management outcomes.