Relationship between Human Resources Management Variables and the Academic Performance of Students in Secondary Schools in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This is a quantitative study which investigated how human resources management variables impacted the academic performance of students in secondary schools in Egor local government area of Edo State in 2006 and 2007. Four hypotheses were formulated. A questionnaire of the human resources management variables was administered to test the hypotheses. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was used to analyse the relationship between the four dimensions of human resources management variables and the academic performance of students. Findings demonstrated support for the hypotheses relative to three dimensions of the variables and students’ performance. The study determined that staff workload had a negative correlation with students’ performance while human resources planning, staff supervision and staff evaluation had a positive correlation to students’ academic performance.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2015.v5n1p323