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    Head teachers’ leadership styles and conflict management among teachers in selected secondary schools in Bardera District, Somalia
    (Kampala international University college of Education open and distance learning, 2012-08) Anisa, Osman Dine
    This Study focused on the relationship between head teachers’ dominant leadership styles and the dominant methods of conflict management among teachers in selected secondary schools in Bardera District, Somalia. The study was based on four objectives, namely: to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of, gender, age, qualification under the education discipline, number of years teaching experience; to determine the dominant levels of leadership styles in secondary schools under study; to determine the dominant level of conflict management among teachers in secondary schools under study; to determine if there is a significant relationship between dominant leadership styles and dominant method of conflict management among teachers in secondary schools in Bardera district Somalia. Universal sampling was used to include all the respondents in the study and the sample size of the respondents was 104. The researcher used descriptive survey design and the descriptive correlation design. The questionnaires used by the researcher were standardized on both the head masters’ leadership styles and the conflict management. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents were male (66.3%), majority were between 20-30 years old (49.0%), majority were holding a certificate (38.46%), as their highest education qualifications, and majority had teaching experience of 1-2 years (38.46%). Authoritarianism was the dominant leadership style (mean, 2.81).The level of dominant styles used by head teachers was high (mean, 2.73). The overall level of conflict management was high mean of (3.61). The study established a significant relationship between head teacher’s dominant leadership styles and dominant method of conflict management. The researcher recommended that the education of women should be improved to manage conflicts better.