Eureka! Institutional Repository

School units are 'living organizations', and their functioning is almost reminiscent of the way society operates. Many human groups with conflicting roles are active within them. Conflicts in the educational unit are a very common and unavoidable phenomenon. The burden and responsibility of resolving these lies with its leader. The way he will pursue it depends on the leadership style that the school leader himself has chosen to adopt. The temperament of the conflicting parties, the frequency with which conflicts arise and the causes that cause them are the factors that determine how the leader chooses to resolve it. In addition, it is called upon to exploit the conflict in such a way that, after its completion, it can prove beneficial to the school unit. This paper analyzes the issue of conflicts in the school unit and the role of the school leader in resolving them. The concepts of conflict and school leadership are presented through the literature and examined through a structured research effort.