Appraisal of Strategies towards upgrading Staff Personnel Management in Public Secondary Schools: Implications for Policy makers in Anambra State, Nigeria
Stella N. Ezeaku (Ph.D)
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
Abstract
The paper investigated appraisal of strategies towards upgrading staff personnel management in the public secondary schools: implications for policy makers in Anambra State, Nigeria. Three research questions and a null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The population was 251 out of which 200 were drawn for the study. The research design used was descriptive survey. The reliability score was 0.80 which was deemed okay for the study. A self-developed structured questionnaire entitled Appraisal of Strategies towards Upgrading Staff Personnel Management Questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using mean to answer the research questions and t-test at .05 alpha to test the hypothesis. Major findings of the study among others where improving staff personnel management funding and enhancing of effective staff personnel management policies in public secondary schools. It was concluded that effective staff personnel management will go a long way in sensitizing secondary education in terms of realizing its goals. It was also recommended that improved funding, better welfare package for teachers among others are needed for effective public school management.