PRINCIPALS’ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCEMENT OF STAFF PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AWKA SOUTH LGA

Abstract

This study investigated principals’ personnel management techniques for enhancement of staff performance in secondary schools in Awka South LGA. Two research questions were used. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 648 secondary school teachers in the 18 secondary schools in Awka South Local Government Area. The sample for the study comprised 200 teachers chosen through simple random sampling. The instrument for data collection was a researcher-designed questionnaire titled "Principals’ personnel management techniques for enhancement of staff performance" (PPMTESPQ). The instruments were subjected to face and content validation. The reliability was established using Cronbach Alpha. Mean rating was used for the analysis of the questionnaire items. The decision rule was that 2.5 will be the bench mark for accepting an item at the agree level while mean ratings below 2.5 is to be rejected. The study concluded that staff development and motivation by principals enhance personnel administration in secondary schools in Awka South LGA in Anambra State. Based on these findings, the researcher recommended among other things that principals should improve on their staff development and motivational techniques in their schools for enhancement of staff performance in Awka South LGA.