INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON TEACHERS' EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, EDU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE
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2023-11-19
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Kwara State University Press
Abstract
The apparent poor performances and reduced productivity of secondary
school teachers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara state calls for a
serious concern. This is attributed to poor implementation of human
resources management practices. This study examined the influence of
human resource management practices on teachers' effectiveness in
Senior Secondary Schools in Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State.
To facilitate the conduct of this study, four specific purposes, and research
questions each were raised, and four hypotheses were formulated. The
study employed a descriptive survey design. The population of the study
consisted of 219 senior secondary school teachers. The sample for the
study comprised 140 teachers selected using the Research advisor
sampling technique. A 20- items questionnaire titled Human Resource
Management Practices and Teachers effectiveness Questionnaire
(HRMPTEQ) (r=0.78). Mean and standard deviation were used to answer
the research questions, while linear regression was used to test the
hypotheses formulated at 0.05 of level significance. The findings of the
study revealed that human resources management practices influenced
teachers' effectiveness (teacher training (F (96) = 1.083, P < 0.05), reward system (F 350, P < 0.05). Findings also showed that teachers were not (96)=
provided adequate training, and the reward system was Inadequate. Based
on the findings it was recommended that employers of labor should
ensure effective human resources management practices in order to
enhance teachers' effectiveness in senior secondary schools in Edu Local
Government Area, Kwara State. The government through the ministry of
education should sustainably provide adequate training and retraining
programmes for teachers, attractivereward systems, and resources to
enhance teachers' effectiveness in the performance of their duties.