dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to assess the strategies that were used to manage
conflicts in secondary schools and their impact on the state of peace and security in
Kibwezi Sub County, Makueni, Kenya. The study involved three objectives; to
determine how student’s participation, parents’ participation, and how leadership and
consultation influence promotion of peace and security in secondary schools. These
findings will help governments and school administrators with knowledge on conflict
management in high schools. . The study reviewed literature from books, journals and
reports to get more insight on the influence of conflicts management strategies on
promotion of peace and security in secondary schools. The study sought to answer
research questions on the extend Student participation, parents’ participation, and
leadership by administrators influence peaceful and secure existence in secondary
schools. The study employed exploratory research design and targeted students,
parents, teachers, and school administration in the study area. Multistage sampling
was used to ensure that respondents selected were evenly distributed to represent the
whole sub-county. Simple random sampling was followed. The study used
questioners, interview schedules to collect empirical data from the obtained sample
size. Collected data was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively using
descriptive statistics. Conclusion from the findings is that students, parents, teachers,
departmental heads and principals have key roles to play in order to enhance peace
and security in secondary schools. The study further revealed that parents are
minimally involved in school management and thus a cause of unrest in schools | en_US |