CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEIS): A CASE STUDY OF ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN UGANDA

Abstract

Higher education institutions have continuously attracted both students and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Due to diverse cultures, experiences and education backgrounds, conflicts have also continued to occur. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how conflicts are managed at the Islamic University in Uganda. Thirteen semi-structured interview questions were designed in accordance to research questions for data collection. Four respondents were contacted and they approved to answer the interview question. However only two respondents participated in this qualitative study. The questions of the study were; “What are possible means of managing conflicts at HEIs level? What are the causes of conflicts in higher education institutions of learning in Uganda? What are the processes used in the management of conflict in HEIs? What are the positive and negative contributions of conflicts on the performance of HEIs?”. The study contributed to the area of conflict management by sighting both the secular and Islamic approaches used in managing conflicts at the university. The relevance of conflicts towards building both institutional and interpersonal relationships among staff and students were also mentioned. It is thus recommended that more studies can be carried out on larger samples using other research designs to accept generalizability of the study findings on the management of conflict at the Islamic University in Uganda.

Keywords

• Conflict Management
• Conflict Management
• Approaches of Conflict Management
• Approaches of Conflict Management

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