Exploring Headteachers’ Leadership Practices in Resolving Conflicts Among School Actors: A Case Study of Rurally Located Nigerian Primary School
Keywords:
Communication flow, power-rated issues, primary schools, leadership, teachers, headteachersAbstract
The effectiveness of primary schools is determined by the efficacy of administrative techniques implemented by headteachers leadership strategies. Primary school academic achievement had been hampered by power struggles between headteachers and teachers. This has resultant effect on the global and national goals and objectives of primary education across the world, according to observations as a teacher, and as well as literatures. The study contributed to knowledge, theory and practice in primary education and proferring suggestible solutions to the challenges facing education development at the rural setting.
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