Punishment As a Strategy of Conflict Management in Secondary Schools: the Case of Kenya

Conflicts in learning institutions are common. The way such conflicts are resolved determines whether an institution is able to achieve its objectives or not. This book explores the causes of conflict in secondary schools, conflict intervention measures in place, and examines the efficasy of punishment as a strategy for conflict management. Given the varied causes of conflicts in secondary schools,this book proposes varied approaches to conflict management,punishment being only one of them. In order to foster peace and mutual co-existence in schools,this book is an essential reading. The following categories of readership are targetted: Teachers,students,educationists,policy makers,general readers and education administrators.