Human resources management and teachers’ job performance in basic schools in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State

Abstract

This study examined human resources management and teachers’ job performance in basic schools in Ilorin West Local  Government Area, Kwara State. It adopted a descriptive research design of survey type. The population of the study  comprised all the 3,041 teachers, 64 head teachers and 163 assistant head teachers in all the 64 public lower basic  schools; and 1,985 teachers, 43 principals and 129 vice principals in the entire 43 public upper basic schools in the LGA.  Stratified sampling technique was used to select 14(32.6%) upper basic schools and 22(33.3%) lower basic schools out  the 43 and 64 respectively in the LGA. Ten teachers were randomly selected from each of the sampled schools; while 14  principals, 42 vice principals, 22 head teachers and 36 assistant head teachers were purposively selected. Human Resources Management Questionnaire (HRMQ) and Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire (TJPQ) were used to  collect data for the study. The HRMQ and TJPQ were validated and found reliability coefficients of 0.75 and 0.79  respectively. The findings of the study revealed that there was a significant relationship between human resources  management and teachers’ job performance in basic schools in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State  (calculated r-value=0.611, p<0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended among other things that Kwara State  government should be more dedicated and committed to human resources management, especially in the aspects of  recruitment and selection, compensation and professional development in order to realise effective teachers’ job  performance in basic schools.