CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STYLES OF STUDENTS WITH TEACHERS; A STUDY OF UNIVERSTIES IN LAHORE PAKISTAN

Authors : Saba JAVED, Nasreen AKHTAR

Pages : 29-39

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Publication Date : 2019-03-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present research investigated student conflict management styles with teachers in both public and private sector universities. The purpose of study was to investigate preferences of students for different conflict management styles with teachers in universities of Lahore. It also aimed to find out the effects of gender, age, educational level and university sector on conflict management styles. Survey method was employed to collect data from graduate and postgraduate students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(350); of public and private sector universities by using an indigenous scale `Organizational Conflict Management Inventory` insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Haque 2004);. Results indicated that students in both types of universities use integrating as first preferred style of managing conflicts followed by obliging and avoiding. The main effect of educational level was significant on integrating, dominating and avoiding styles
Keywords : Conflict Management Styles, Integrating, Obliging, Avoiding