School heads conflict management strategies and their effect on teacher’s collaboration in the public elementary school

Ledilee T. Arabejo; Analie B. Bitancor; Cecile P. Doyugan; Jessie Ann F. Yan; Gena S. Baguio

School heads conflict management strategies and their effect on teacher’s collaboration in the public elementary school

Author(s)	Ms. Ledilee T. Arabejo, Ms. Analie B. Bitancor, Ms. Cecile P. Doyugan, Ms. Jessie Ann F. Yan, Ms. Gena S. Baguio
Country	Philippines
Abstract	This study investigated the conflict management strategies employed by school heads and their effect on teachers’ collaboration in selected public elementary schools under the DepEd Division of Bohol for the school year 2025–2026. Using a descriptive-correlational research design, the study aimed to determine the extent to which school heads apply avoiding, accommodating, compromising, collaborating, and competing strategies, and how these strategies influence teacher collaboration in terms of communication, cooperation, shared goals, trust, and respect. The respondents consisted of 50 school heads and 75 teachers from five public elementary schools. Data were collected through a structured survey questionnaire adapted from Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument and previous research instruments. Weighted mean, standard deviation, and Pearson correlation coefficient were employed to analyze the data. Findings revealed that collaborating and compromising strategies were highly or moderately practiced, while avoiding and competing strategies were less employed. Teacher collaboration was generally rated as highly evident, particularly in shared goals, trust, and respect. Significant positive relationships were found between accommodating (r = 0.421, p = 0.006), compromising (r = 0.538, p = 0.001), and collaborating (r = 0.675, p < 0.001) strategies and teachers’ collaboration, while avoiding showed a weak positive correlation (r = 0.312, p = 0.028), and competing was not significant. Based on the findings, a strategic plan was proposed to enhance conflict management practices among school heads and strengthen collaborative culture among teachers through training, team-building activities, and continuous monitoring
Keywords	conflict management strategies, school heads, teachers’ collaboration, public elementary schools, Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, Bohol
Field	Sociology > Education
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On	2026-08-12

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