Principals’ Human Resource Management Skills and Institutional Performance in Public Secondary Schools in South Rift Region, Kenya

Barkwang Ngetich Stephen, Mwenda Eric, Ogembo John and Kimanthi Peter
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Barkwang Ngetich Stephen: Faculty of Education and Resource Development, Chuka University, P.O Box 109-60400, Chuka, Kenya
Mwenda Eric: Faculty of Education and Resource Development, Chuka University, P.O Box 109-60400, Chuka, Kenya
Ogembo John: Faculty of Education and Resource Development, Chuka University, P.O Box 109-60400, Chuka, Kenya
Kimanthi Peter: Faculty of Education and Resource Development, Chuka University, P.O Box 109-60400, Chuka, Kenya

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 11, 358-375

Abstract: The study sought to establish the relationship between the Principals’ human resource management skills and institutional performance in public secondary schools in the south Rift region, Kenya. It adopted descriptive cross sectional survey research design and correlational research design. Multistage sampling was used to select 166 Principals, 166 senior teachers and 4 County Quality Assurance and Standards Officers. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used to collect data from sampled respondents. Data was collected from 163 Principals, 164 Senior Teachers and 4 CQASOs giving the study a return rate of 98.51%. Qualitative data obtained was analyzed thematically while quantitative data was cleaned coded and analyzed descriptively and inferentially with the aid of the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27.0 computer software. Frequency and percentages were used to describe the existing relationship between the variables while hypothesis was tested using regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The study established that there is a positive and significant relationship between Principals’ human resource management skills and institutional performance. It also established that some Principals are faced with a lot of challenges relating to human resources management culminating into poor institutional performance. It is therefore recommended that the Ministry of Education (MOE) in collaboration with Teachers Service Commission (TSC) should ensure that Principals are trained adequately in human resource management prior to their deployment and periodically in-serviced to enable them effectively perform their human resource management functions.

Date: 2024
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