Exploring Role of Principals in Managing Conflicts through Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities at Secondary School Level in District Khyber

Abstract

School is a body in which different stakeholders are involved for its right functioning and due to their differences, conflicts are investable in school. This research is aimed at exploring the role of principals in managing conflicts through curricular and co-curricular activities at secondary school in district Khyber. To achieve the objectives of research, narrative research design was adopted. Total ten principals and ten teachers from districts Khyber and Orakzai were selected through purposive sampling techniques as sample. Data was collected through the conduction of semi-structured interviews and was analyzed thematically. The findings of the study revealed that principals are using different strategies for conflicts avoidance and resolution at secondary schools level. The findings of study revealed that conflicts at secondary school level are resolved through the use of proper balance between curricular and co-curricular activities. This research concluded that students’ engagement in curricular and co-curricular along with proper balance between them is the technique used by principals in managing conflicts at secondary school level in district Khyber. This study recommended that both curricular and co-curricular activities are important for smooth operation of schools and policy makers may initiate proper balancing mechanism for their inclusion in daily timetable.