Conflict and Crisis Management for National Security: The Role of Educational Managers in Rivers State

The paper x-rayed the role of Educational Managers in the management of crisis and conflict for national security in Nigeria. The paper identified conflict as a tension state which attempts to frustrate managers from actualizing school goals which is caused by internal and external factors. The paper further submitted that security has posed many challenges to all sectors of Nigeria. The paper identified compromise, withdrawal, arbitration amongst others as some of the strategies of educational managers for conflict and crisis management. Finally, the paper recommended that government and all stakeholders should organize seminars for school administrators on conflict and crisis management. Keywords: Crisis, Conflict, National Security, Educational Manager