Influence of Human Resource Management on Effective Teaching and Learning in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Rivers State
Keywords:
Human Resource Management, Influence, Effective, Junior Secondary Schools, PublicAbstract
This study investigated the influence of human resource management on effective teaching and learning in public junior secondary schools in Rivers State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The total population was 235 respondents consisting of 218 Rivers State Universal Basic Education Board Staff and 17 principals in all the public junior secondary schools in Eleme and Oyigbo Local Government Areas of Rivers State. A sample size of 235 respondents was used for the study. The instrument for the study was a self-structured questionnaire titled “Influence of Human Resource Management on Effective Teaching and Learning Questionnaire” which was on a 4-point rating scale. It was validated by experts in Department of Measurement and Evaluation and Educational Management. The instrument was pre-tested using a pilot sample size of 10 principals and a reliability index of 076 and 0.84 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha. Statistical mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the z-test was used in testing the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that recruitment of teachers and induction of teachers influence effective teaching and learning in public junior secondary schools in Eleme and Oyigbo Local Government Areas of Rivers State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that there should be transparency and avoidance of political interference in the recruitment exercise of teachers in order to employ qualified teachers.
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