HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AS A DETERMINANT OF TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN KWARA STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined human resource management as a determinant of teachers’ job performance in Kwara State secondary schools, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of survey type was adopted. The population of the study comprised 7,893 teachers and all the students in the 367 public secondary schools in Kwara State. The sample of the study was 1,200 participants. Self-developed questionnaires titled ‘Human Resource Management Questionnaire’ (HRMQ) and ‘Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire’ (TJPQ) were used to collect data. Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation statistic was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there was a significant relationship between human resource management and teachers’ job performance in Kwara State secondary schools, Nigeria. The study concluded that there was a significant relationship between human resource management and teachers’ job performance. It was recommended that the government should intensify efforts on the motivation of teachers in the areas of compensation, professional development, and performance appraisal to facilitate their effective job performance and eventually enhance the actualisation of the school goals.