PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN PREPARATORY SCHOOLS OF EASTERN HARARGE ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The intention of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of human resource management in government preparatory schools of Eastern Hararge Zone. To conduct this study, descriptive survey method was employed. Among the 16 government preparatory schools found in the Zone, 8 of them were selected randomly as sample schools. The populations of participants were 104 teachers and 54 administrative workers have participated in the study through available sampling technique. The 8 principals and 8 supervisors were included as interview respondents using available sampling technique. Questionnaire was used as main tool of data collection. Interview and document analysis were used to substantiate the data gathered through questionnaire. Frequencies, percentage, mean and independent t-test was utilized to analyze quantitative data gained through the questionnaire. The qualitative data gathered through interview and document analysis were analyzed by narration. The findings revealed that the underutilization, mismatch selection of administrative workers and some teachers loaded period. As respondents revealed, the employees were not as good as motivated by the school administration, and also the school administration failed to practice performance appraisal of teachers in the school for promotion of the staff. Human resource management was a requirement to be practiced in schools as a means to meet the individual needs of the teacher and administrative worker for the sake of training improvement. To this end, it is recommended for human resource management, match selection of administrative worker and balance the period allotted of teachers. School administration to create an opportunity in implementing various human resource management options in relation to the individual teachers and administrative worker developmental levels and needs. The scarcity of teachers for subjects in the school and heavy work load could be offer solution by woreda Educational Office and Zonal Education Departments.