EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

This study focused on Examining the Relationship Between Human Resource Management Practices and Teachers’ Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Anambra State. Two specific purposes of the study corresponding with research questions were posed to guide the study. Correlational research design was utilized for the study. The sample of the study comprised 396 secondary school teachers in Anambra State. The instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaire on teachers assessment scale on human resource management practices and teachers job performance assessment scale which was developed by the researcher.  The instrument was validated by three experts, two experts from the Department of Educational Management and Policy and one expert from Measure and Evaluation option of Science Education Department both in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. The reliability coefficient yielded 0.88.  Research questions and hypotheses were answered using linear regression. The study found among other things that; there is positive relationship between performance appraisal management practices and delegatory practices to teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State while the hypotheses revealed that there is a significant relationship between performance appraisal management practices and delegatory practices to teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, the study recommended that Principals should emulate various methods of appraisal/recruitment of qualified teachers to teach in their schools and that Government and Ministry of Education should give the principals of public secondary schools a free hand to operate in the management of personnel for better output through delegatory functions.