Human Resources Management and Students' Academic Performance in Business Studies in Public Secondary Schools in Ilorin South Local Government, Kwara State

Abstract

This examined the relationship between human resource management and students' academic performance in public secondary schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study population comprised 320 Business Studies teachers and 27 school principals. The school sample was 20 out of 27 public schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area selected through lottery method. A Researcher-designed questionnaire was used to collect relevant data on human resource management while Student Academic Performance Pro-forma (SAPP) was used to collect data on students' academic performance. The instrument was validated by three experts from the Department of Educational Management, University of Ilorin. Cronbach Alpha was used to test its reliability through test re-test method and yielded a reliability coefficient of
.65.at .05 level of significance. The findings showed that there was a low positive relationship between academic performance and human resources management. There was high positive relationship between academic performance and teacher recruitment process while teacher motivation has positive but moderate relationship with academic performance. The study found a
statistically significant relationship between human resource management and students'
academic performances, a significant relationship between teachers' recruitment process and students' academic performance, a significant relationship between teachers' motivation and students' academic performance and a significant relationship between teachers' appraisal and students' academic performance. The study concluded that, there is a statistically significant relationship between human resources management and academic performance I public secondary schools in Ilorin South Local Government, Kwara State. The study recommended among others that, the process involved in human resources management in education should be transparently done and effectively coordinated to ensure positive impact on students' academic performance.