RUAHA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

The paper reviews the causes of teachers‟ conflict in private primary schools in Iringa municiparity. Data collection was done through questionnaires and interviews and analysis was performed using thematic for interviews and quantification to compute frequencies and percentages for questionnaires. The study shows that the causes of teacher conflict in private primary schools in Iringa municiparity were poor administration skills by head teachers, poor performance, difference perception, indiscipline among teachers and students, improper communication, favoritism, different perception and misuse of power by head teachers. The paper concluded that, the head teachers and teachers should find out the actual root causes of conflict in private primary schools and involve all stakeholders in addressing them and recommended that both head teachers and teachers in private primary schools should practice proper communication to enhance good relationship, love and mutual respect among themselves.

Conflict, Head Teachers, Teachers, Private Primary Schools and Causes.