Students’ Perception of Conflict Management Styles used by Teachers’

Authors: Pratiti Haldar , Dr. Usha Pathak

Pages: 8-11

Abstract:

Conflict is healthy, common, and necessary for students’ growth. However, conflict can become destructive tostudent learning when it becomes personal or an obstacle to learning. Both teachers and students have different backgrounds,unique views of the world, and a variety of thinking styles. Effective and constructive management of conflict can minimize itsnegative effects on the learning environment, students, and educators. Method: A descriptive survey design was selected for thepresent study and a total of 100 nursing students were selected via simple random sampling technique from selected nursingcollege of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. Results: The findings of the study showed that majority of the 51 (51%) belonged toB.Sc. Nursing course. Majority of 56 (56%) students experienced conflict in clinical skill learning area and most of 70 (70%)students experienced conflict with more than one teacher. Maximum 45 (45%) students perceive that teacher use integratingstyle when they approach to avail leave and about 35 (35%) students perceive that teacher use integrating style when they scoldin the clinical areas. Discussion: Conflict between teachers and students is very common in educational setup. If these conflictsare not resolved effectively, it can lead serious issues which can have negative impact among the students and can directly affecttheir studies as well as future.