Principals Human Resource Management Practices and their Influence on Secondary School Student National Examination Achievement in Kiambu County, Kenya
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Date
2023-10
Authors
Kinyua, Mercy Muthoni
Muchanje, Peter N.
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Publisher
IAJSSE
Abstract
In a school, human resource management is
critical. Low staff management can be
blamed for a variety of issues in
organizations, including a high turnover
rate, subpar job output, poor work quality,
and even discipline issues. Principals at
secondary schools frequently deal with
challenges relating to human resource
management. The study objective was to
determine the effects of staff development
on secondary school students' academic
performance in Kiambu County. The study
employed a descriptive survey research
methodology. Principals and teachers from
Kiambu County's, 303 secondary schools
227 public and 76 private were the study's
target population. A total of 30 secondary
schools were included in the study. The 303
schools were assigned to their respective
sub-counties, and the 30 secondary schools
were chosen at random. Principals and
teachers were chosen with care. When
gathering focused data, this strategy was
used to pick a typical group in a population.
The study used a questionnaire to gather
primary data. The questionnaire had
questions that addressed issues related to
the study's objectives. This study made use
of content validity. Before any fictitious test
can be carried out, the quality of all
measuring items must be confirmed, which
is the aim of content validity. With the
supervisor's assistance, the research
instrument was created, and it was made
sure that it is connected to the study
objectives. The correlation co-efficient was
computed using Cronbach's Coefficient
alpha to determine the degree of
consistency in responses acquired by the
instrument each time it was administered.
The study's data was quantitatively
analysed. The information gathered was
entered and analysed using SPSS. The
mean and standard deviation were produced
using the descriptive statistics tool in SPSS
and displayed as tables, frequencies, and
percentages. To demonstrate the strength of
the relationship between staff development,
performance management, pay
management, and participation in decisionmaking, correlation analysis was utilized.
The study found that that teacher’s
opportunities for high-quality professional
development leads to effective instructional
practices which improves student academic
achievement. The study concluded that that
that remuneration affects the performance
of teachers, improves teacher’s productivity
and efficiency which has an overall effect
on student academic achievement and
remuneration of teachers in terms of salary,
allowances and motivations contributes in
the way teachers perform in school and this
affects student academic achievement. The
study recommend that the government
should put in place mechanisms for
enhancing progressive between training
and development for teachers.
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Keywords
Compensation Management, Human resource, Performance Management, Staff Development and Students’ Academic Performance
Citation
Kinyua, M. M., & Muchanje, P. N. (2023). Principals human resource management practices and their influence on secondary school student national examination achievement in Kiambu County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Social Sciences and Education (IAJSSE), 2(3), 226-239.