Human Resource Management and the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Secondary Schools in Enugu Education Zone

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of human resource management in the achievement of sustainable development goals in secondary schools in Enugu Education Zone. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated for the study was tested at .05 levels of significance. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A fifteen (15) item questionnaire on effective Human Resource Management for the achievement of SDGs was developed and used for data collection. The population for the study was 31 respondents, comprising 19 male principals and 12 female principals in public secondary school in the Zone. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and t-test statistics for the hypotheses. Major findings of the study revealed that systematic recruitment, training and compensation influence the achievement of sustainable development goals in secondary schools in Enugu Education Zone. Recommendations were made that teacher recruitment process should be streamlined and handled by qualified and experienced personnel so as to employ qualified and competent teachers for secondary schools business. Again, that teacher should be motivated through increased salary and other incentive packages to enhance teacher performance outcome across the zone while driving the achievement of SDG in the state.