Level of Teachers Resources Development and Its Effects on School Academic Performance in the Public Basic Schools in the Jomoro Municipality

ABSTRACT

Human Resource Development (HRD) is important for organizations in achieving higher performance. Human Resource Development is the frameworks for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. The purpose of the study is measure effect of Teachers Resource Development on school performance at Jomoro Municipal. The study employed descriptive and correlational. The study was conducted using sample of 60 teachers in the Jomoro Municipal. Data were collected from the participants through the use of structured questionnaire. The Reliability test using Cronbach's alpha had (α = 0.768) for questionnaire. The study employed both descriptive and correlational research designed, and employed correlational and regression analyses to explore the relationship between the variables understudy. Findings from the study revealed there is weak positive relationship (R = .276, p < 0.05) between Teachers Resource Development and School Performance. Teachers Resource Development significantly influence school performance, since the p-value of Teachers Resource Development was far less than (α = 0.05) alpha level. The total variability in school performance explained by teacher’s resource development was only. The variability in school performance explained by teachers’ resource development is very small. The study concludes that teachers’ resource development significantly influences school performance, though there is small variability in school performance that is explained by teachers’ resource development. The study Recommends that the educational directorate should work had to improve teachers’ resource development in the Jomoro to help increase the schools performances.