DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AVOIDING STRATEGY INCONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION TOWARDS HUMANRELATIONSHIP IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH EAST, NIGERIA

Abstract

The  work  on  determining  the  effectiveness  of  avoiding/withdrawal  strategy  of  conflict management and resolution in promoting human relations in colleges of education used 264 administrators of state colleges of education in south east Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents. The data collected was analysed using mean, standard deviation and ANOVA. The variables showed mean range from 3.04 to 3.53. The grand mean of 3.24 indicates that the strategy is classified as moderately effective. The analysis of variance test showed F-ratio of 36.966 with probability value less than 0.05 degree of freedom showing probability value less than 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, the null hypothesis is rejected. Implying that there  is  significant  difference  in  the  effectiveness  of  avoiding/ withdrawal strategy of conflict resolution based on age. Implication of the study was drawn, and conclusion made. Recommendations were made.