Kinyua, Mercy Muthoni2024-07-292024-07-292024-07https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/28500A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Masters in Education (Educational Administration) in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning of Kenyatta University, February 2024In a school, human resource management is crucial. Numerous problems in organizations, such as a high rate of employee turnover, subpar job productivity, subpar work quality, and even discipline problems, can be attributed to inadequate staff management. Secondary school principals frequently face difficulties with human resource management. The purpose of the study is to determine how Kiambu County secondary school pupils' academic performance is impacted by the principal's HRM strategies. The research design used in the study was correlational. The study focused on principals and instructors from 303 secondary schools in Kiambu County, 227 of which were public and 76 of which were private. The survey covered thirty secondary schools in total. The 30 secondary schools were selected at random, while the 303 schools were allocated to their respective subcounties. Teachers and principals were selected at random. This approach was employed to choose a representative sample from a population in order to collect targeted data. Primary data for the study were gathered using a questionnaire. Content validity was used in this investigation. The goal of content validity is to ensure that all measuring items are of a consistent quality before any fictional test is administered. The research instrument was developed with the supervisor's help, and its connection to the study objectives was ensured. To assess how consistently the instrument collected responses each time it was used, the correlation coefficient was calculated using Cronbach's Coefficient alpha. The data from the investigation were examined quantitatively. SPSS was used to enter and evaluate the collected data. Using SPSS's descriptive statistics tool, the mean and standard deviation were calculated and shown as tables, frequencies, and percentages. Correlation analysis was used to show how strongly staff development, performance management, pay management, and decision-making participation are related to one another. According to the study, providing instructors with opportunity for high-quality professional development results in effective teaching strategies that raise student academic attainment. The study came to the conclusion that teacher compensation, in the form of salary, benefits, and incentives, influences how well teachers perform in the classroom, which in turn influences student academic achievement. It also enhances teachers' productivity and efficiency. The report suggests that the government should set up systems to improve teachers' progression from training to development. To make sure that professional development and training were integrated into the Ministry of Education, a systematic evaluation of the methods for identifying and addressing teachers' emerging training needs should be implemented.enThesis