Att hantera konflikter i förskolan : En studie gällande rektorers ledarskap och sätt att arbete med konflikthantering inom arbetslagen i förskolan

Sammanfattning: In this study, the purpose is to make visible how the principal works with conflicts that arise within the work teams at the preschool, what strategies/ methods the principal uses in conflict management and what the principal´s leadership contributes to the work with conflict managment. Five principals from three diffrent municipalities in Sweden were interviewed in the work. The study is a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews where the results are then analyzed through thematic analysis. The theoretical starting point in the study is based on Kurt Lewin´s leadership theories. Results showed how the principals use methods/ strategies such as team contracts, tripartite discussions and mapping in conflict management, although also that these methods/ strategies are both conscious and unconscious. It is also clarified in the results how central key roles in conflict management and in the principal´s leadership turn out to be communication and relationships. How these two are highly relevant for the operations, the work teams and the principal´s leadership to function well. Finally, a disussion is conducted regarding the results of the study and based on previous research. Discussions regarding the study´s starting point Lewin´s leadership theory and method analysis are also conducted. Finally, the study is summarized in a conclusion where examples of further research are also taken up.