HUMAN RESOURCE ADEQUACY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AKOKO SOUTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE.

HUMAN RESOURCE ADEQUACY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AKOKO SOUTHWEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE.

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Education has been defined as the tool for integration of the individual into the society, so that the individual can achieve self-realization, develop national consciousness, promote unity and strive for social, economic, political, scientific, cultural and technological progress (Adesina 1985). Education is also a process through which an individual becomes integrated into the society to become promoter of his society and becomes an adult who is able to stand on his own (Fafunwa 1974). According to Oyekan (2006), Education has been recognized as a process of impacting some knowledge, skills and attitude to the learners, in which this is impossible without the efficient allocation of resources. ‘ >
For schools to be meaningful and purposeful they must be adequately equipped and staffed. Teachers are central to any consideration of school and a majority of education policy discussion focused directly or indirectly on the role of the school human resources because they are the largest single budgetary element in the school. Perhaps they also determine the academic performance of student to a large extent. Basically, without teachers, the students’ academic or learning outcome cannot be determined, at any level of education, to acquire a good learning outcome and quality education; it depends on several factors such as school facilities, management and administration.

Statement of the Problem
-Secondary school students’ academic performance in recent times in public examination like the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is one. of the major means by which the populace judges the product of secondary school in Nigeria. Factors such as motivation, leadership, supervision, quality and quantity of teaching staff influenced the low academic performance of students in public examinations.
Therefore, this study will examine the impact of human resource adequacy on the academic performance of students in public examinations in Akoko southwest local government area of Ondo state.

Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to establish the impact of human resource adequacy on secondary school student academic performance in Akoko southwest local government area of Ondo state, Nigeria.
Also, to find out if there is any relationship between the quality and quantity of teaching and non-teaching staff and secondary school students’ academic performance. Similarly, the study could help to determine the extent to which human resources has been made available in various schools in order to improve student academic performance. Also, if there is adequate provision of human resources in schools in Akoko southwest local government area of Ondo state.

Research Questions
1. Are there adequate provisions of human resources in secondary school in Akoko southwest local government area of Ondo state?
2. What is the level of student academic performance in the secondary Schools of Akoko southwest local government of Ondo state ?
Research Hypothesis
1. There is no significant relationship between the adequacy of human resources and academic performance of students’ in Akoko southwest local government, Ondo state.
2. There is no significant relationship between adequacy of human resources and male secondary school student’s academic performance in Akoko southwest local government, Ondo state.
3. There is no significant relationship between adequacy of human resources and female secondary school student’s academic performance in Akoko southwest local government, Ondo state.
4. There is no significant relationship between adequacy of teaching staff and ’ male secondary school student academic performance.
5. There is no significant relationship between adequacy of teaching staff and female secondary school student academic performance.

6. There is no significant relationship between adequacy of non-teaching staff ‘ and female secondary school student academic performance.
7. There is no significant relationship between adequacy of non-teaching staff and male secondary school student academic performance.
8. There is no significant relationship between adequacy of teaching and non-teaching staff and secondary’ school student’s academic performance.
Significance of the study
The study might provide useful information to secondary school managers in Akoko southwest local government area about the impact of human resources on student academic performance. It could also help the manager to know the role of their human resources. This research provides information about the impact of human resource adequacy in enhancing quality education of the citizens and thus makes it useful for the government officials and other policy makers.
The result of this study was to assist the educational managers, administrators and technocrats in the formulation and execution of educational policy towards the attainment of the overall educational goals and objectives as stated in the national policy on education (FGN 2004).

Delimitation of the study
The study focuses on the public secondary school in Akoko southwest local government area of Ondo state in order to determine the academic performance of teachers, all school subjects are considered. ^ -o “A
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Definition of terms
School human resources are the people who make up the workforce of a school. They include the Teaching and the non-teaching staff and they include; clerks,
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gardeners, securities, bursar, registrar, Liberian, cleaners, gateman, drivers, nurses. Academic performance refers to grades achieve by students in Mathematics, V English and Economics subjects in the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the year 2015 and 2016.

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