Conflict Management Methodology for Teachers

Abstract

It is evident that no society can exist without conflicts between individuals and organizations. Conflicts are an inevitable part of social interaction and no one is able to be free from it. However, conflicts not obligatory lead us to the negative consequences. On the contrary, conflicts can educate, encourage to explore the interests of the parties and strive to improve their relationships through mutually satisfying outcomes whenever possible. We offer a set of simple and easy to follow exercises designed to obtain the basic knowledge and skills of conflict management. The main aim is to show variety of ways how we can engage in constructive conflict management and reach the positive outcomes of the conflicts. As well it focuses on teachers’ perspective and strives to disclose the teachers’ role in helping students to develop their knowledge and skills in conflict management.