Students Perceptions About The Causes Of Conflict Among Students In Universities

Abstract

Conflict is an important notion in the workplace situations. Like other workplaces universities often face situations of conflict among students, teachers and other stakeholders. The current study aimed to get an insight into the causes of conflict of male and female students in Hazara University, Mansehra, KhyberPakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study explored different aspects of causes of conflicts by the students. This study adopted qualitative research design to ex[1]plore the issue. The sample of the study comprised of male and female students from the selected university. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the respondents to collect data. Thematic analysis method was used for data analysis.  Findings revealed that among the main causes of conflicts in the university are personal, political and cultural differences, teachers’ favoritism, jealousy, misbehavior and disagreement. Overall the study might be useful in enhancing our understanding regarding the causes of conflict among students in the university and regarding the ways and means to respond to situations of conflict in this and other universities with similar contexts.