TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgements iv
Table of contents vi
List of Tables ix
Abstract x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 5
Purpose of the Study 7
Research Question 7
Research Hypotheses 8
Significance of the study 9
Operational Definition of Terms 9
Scope and Delimitation of the Study 10
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Concept of Personnel 11
Concept of Management 16
Concept of Personnel Management 24
Concept of Personnel Management Skills 28
School Management and payment of staff of salary 32
School Management and Staff Professional Development 38
Summary of Literature Reviewed 44
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 48
Population of the Study 49
Sample and Sampling Procedure 49
Research instrument 50
Validity of the Instrument 50
Reliability of the Instrument 50
Procedures for Data collection 51
Method of Data Analysis 52
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Data Analysis 53
Test of Hypotheses 55
Summary of findings 58
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Discussion of Findings 59
Conclusion 60
Recommendations 61
REFERENCES 63
APPENDIX 67
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the teachers’ assessment of personnel management skills by school owners in Ilorin West, Kwara State.
Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study and multi-stage sampling method which involved proportionate, stratified and random sampling techniques was adopted to draw a total of 100 respondents that participated in the study. Teaching methods adopted by basic science teachers and the implication Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) of inferential statistics were used to test the null hypotheses postulated for the study at 0.05 alpha level while, frequency count and percentages were used to compute the demographic data collected.
The findings of the study revealed that There is a significant relationship between teachers’ assessment and personnel management skills by school owners in Ilorin West, Kwara State. There is a significant difference between the financial entitlements and the personnel management skills among private school owners in Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State. There is a significant difference between the Professional development and the personnel management skills among private school owners in Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State. There is a significant difference between the Staff Welfare and the personnel management skills among private school owners in Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that there should be seminar giving to the teachers on important of assessment and personnel management skills by school owners in Ilorin West, Kwara State. There should be seminar giving to the administration on the effects of financial entitlements and the personnel management skills among private school owners in Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State. There should be seminar giving to the administration on the effects of Professional development and the personnel management skills among private school owners in Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State. There should be seminar giving to the administration on the effects of Staff Welfare and the personnel management skills among private school owners in Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State.