Fetene Geleta Gsk, SoressaNigussie, Dejene2020-09-252023-11-192020-09-252023-11-192020-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/22458The purpose of this study was to examine the cause of conflict between teachers and principals, and its management strategies in government primary schools of Akaki woreda.It attempted to identify teachers and principals’ view on conflict and the strategic used to manage conflict. To attain the objective of the study, both quantitative and qualitative data were employed. The study was carried out on ten primary schools that were selected using random sampling technique. The study involved 197 respondents from among teachers, principals, supervisors, head of woreda education office and chairperson of woreda teacher’s association.Questionnaire, interview, and document analysis were the instrument of data collection.The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26 was used to analyze the data obtained by quantitative techniques. Specifically, descriptive statistics (frequency and percent /mean and standard deviation) was taken from this tool. Based on the result of analysis majority of teachers have seen as conflict as bad and should be avoided while principals viewed conflict as good when managed effectively. The result of the study revealed that conflict has both negative and positive outcome on the organization.The major causes of conflict between teachers and principals in primary schoolwassituational factors, poor communication between teachers and principals, lack of capacity for job, decision making process by principal, lack of participatory decision making and lack of conflict management skill of principals that contribute to creation of conflict in primary school. The strategies used to handle conflict in primary school were avoiding, competing, compromising, accommodating, and collaborating. PTA committee were striving to compromise, mediate and negotiate two parts by discussing on the issues, use of disciplinary committees, intervention of the school /woreda/ authority and elders in the community anden-UScolleagues are some effective ways used to resolve conflicts in the woreda.Thesis