Abstract
This is a quantitative study which investigated how human resources management variables impacted the academic performance of students in secondary schools in Egor local government area of Edo State in 2006 and 2007. Four hypotheses were formulated. A questionnaire of the human resources management variables was administered to test the hypotheses. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to analyse the relationship between the four dimensions of human resources management variables and the academic performance of students. Findings demonstrated support for the hypotheses relative to three dimensions of the variables and students’ performance. The study determined that staff workload had a negative correlation with students’ performance while human resources planning, staff supervision and staff evaluation had a positive correlation to students’ academic performance. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2015.v5n1p323
Highlights
Over the years, educational institutions have developed into complex and functional field of endeavour from the previous simple experiences
The central research question that guided the study was, “What is the relationship between human resources variables and the academic performance of students in Egor local government area of Edo State, Nigeria”? The human resources variables employed for this study were: planning, staff supervision, staff evaluation and staff workload
The present study has provided an insight into how supervision is carried out in secondary schools in Egor local government area
Summary
Educational institutions have developed into complex and functional field of endeavour from the previous simple experiences. The importance of human resources management has been stated but there is not much information on its relationship with the academic performance of students in secondary schools. In the study by Akposheri (1994), she found out that there was significant relationship between teachers who were highly rated during evaluation and the academic performance of students Another aspect of human resources management in the school is the workload of the staff. In the junior secondary schools in the federal capital territory, Abuja, teachers’ workload was one of the factors that inhibited students’ performance ( Nwwikina and Nwanekezi (2010) They stated that some teachers taught as much as thirty-five periods a week while others taught less than six periods. The central research question that guided the study was, “What is the relationship between human resources variables and the academic performance of students in Egor local government area of Edo State, Nigeria”? The central research question that guided the study was, “What is the relationship between human resources variables and the academic performance of students in Egor local government area of Edo State, Nigeria”? The human resources variables employed for this study were: planning, staff supervision, staff evaluation and staff workload
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