Causes, Effects And Solutions To The Conflicts Between The Head-Teacher And Teachers In The Primary School

INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Primary school is a small part of the human society where relationship among people of different social setting cannot be avoided. The type of relation between the teachers and the head teachers in some primary school is characterized by a master servant and super _ordinate to subordinate relationships. These types of relationship may bring about rancouring and bitterness in the minds of the teachers whom we believe should discharge their duties in a conducive atmosphere. Thus, the teacher may be depressed and teaching and learning are impaired.
Primary education aim is to rear and bring up a child mentally, physically, socially and other wise to a state of maturity and self dependents.
According to the national policy on education, children between the ages of 5 to 6 years are expected to move straight from the home environment to the school environment. It is expected that the skills of the children at the age are sharpened by the teachers.
According to wallce (2007) who cited sperling, primary education is the basic rock and stepping to other levels of education world. Therefore it is the duty of a quality teacher with high integrity to shape this attitude to the societal values. This support the statement According to Ozochi (1992) who citied ukeje, the child are develop towards ends that are regarded as desirable by the society. Also he said that the school is set up to be controlled through the manipulation of the environment. The development of the children towards ends that are regarded as desired by the society. Ukeje further stated the main function of the school is to stimulated desirable changes in the behavior of the pupils. Teachers are the major factors in guiding and directing the pupils. And the for the classroom teachers to achieved this objectives, there must be a head to monitor their activities.
According to Ugwu (1998) who cited Okafor, he advocated for a state controlled school and place emphasis on the need for a conducive atmosphere for a better comprehension of what is taught, and recognition of individual differences which educators should take appropriate care of. In order to facilitate the achievement of the objectives primary education emphasis must be placed on needs for a conducive atmosphere for a better comprehension and recognition of differences. Okafor (1981) observed, ‘the parts of this conducive atmosphere is ensuring good relationship among the classroom teacher and their heads’.

Statement of the problems
Observation has shown that in a human society where individuals of different personality traits, coexist, good relationship is a vital tool for the sustainability of such a healthy relationship in the society. Therefore, any attempt to ignore the maintenance of healthy relationship will result to conflict or crisis among the individuals that make up the society. Primary school is like any other organized institutions which form a smaller unit of human society with the aim of instilling in the pupils the knowledge of what is true, good and beneficial to the society.
Ugwu (1998) stated that the aim was difficult to be realized in our society today as insubordination, intimidation, victimization, disrespect, depression and lack of dedication to duties have paved way for crisis to engulf most of the primary schools. The overall effect is the prevalent of oral degradation and fall in the standard of education in our society.

Purpose of the study
This research was directed towards achieving the following purposes.
1. To identify the causes of conflicts between the head-teacher and teachers in the primary school.
2. To find out the effects of conflicts among the head teacher and teachers in the primary school.
3. To find solutions to solve the problems between the head teacher and teachers.

Significant of the study
The study will be of immense benefit to teacher and the heads of schools who by virtue of the knowledge they `will acquire from this study will be exposed to the possible sources, consequences and solutions.
Consequently, the pupils who suffer when the relationship between their teachers and head teacher is marred benefit when there is a good teaching and learning environment in school.
The study will provide vital information to the school administrators whose responsibility is to manage the affairs of the school. The study will also help the supervisors to give valuable pieces of advice to the teachers and head-teacher in the school during supervision.
Scope of the study . The researchers limit the study to the identification of the causes and effects of conflict between the head-teacher and teachers; to find possible Solutions to resolve them.

Research question
The following research questions were provided to guide the research towards a meaningtful and unbiased results.
1. To what extent does over dominance by the head teacher cause conflicts between the head teacher and teachers in the schools?
2. To what extent does conflict between the head-teacher and the teachers brings about low performance of the pupils’ academic assessment s in the primary schools?
3 Does respect for one another views and regular education on social relationship reduces conflicts between the head teacher and the teachers in primary school?