TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract vi
Table of Contents vii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 5
1.3 Purpose of the Study 7
1.4 Research Questions 8
1.5 Research Hypotheses 9
1.6 Scope of the Study 10
1.7 Significance of the Study 10
1.8 Operational Definition of Terms 12
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical Background to the Study 15
2.2 Concept of Human Resource Development 17
2.3 Aims of Human Resource Development in School 19
2.4 Policy Goals and Characteristics of Human Resource
Development in Schools 22
2.5 Challenges of Human Resources Development in Schools 24
2.6 Methods for Motivating Teachers through Human
Resources Development 27
2.7 Concept of Teacher Productivity 32
2.8 Factors that Influence Teachers’ Productivity 34
2.9 Conceptual Framework of the Study 35
2.10 Appraisal of Literature Reviewed 36
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODS
3.1 Research Design 39
3.2 Population, Sample and Sapling Techniques 40
3.3 Instrumentation 40
3.4 Validity of the Instrument 40
3.5 Reliability of the Instrument 41
3.6 Procedure for Data Collection 41
3.7 Method of Data Analysis 42
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULT
4.1 Hypothesis Testing 45
4.2 Discussion of Findings 50
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary 52
5.2 Conclusion 53
5.3 Recommendation 54
Reference 55
Appendix 63
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Education is globally accepted as a vital tool for human development. It is equally an indispensable tool for enhancing economic growth and national development. Education is seen as a cornerstone of every development, forming the basis for literacy, skill acquisition, technological advancement as well as the ability to harness the natural resources of nation. Education is the process of facilitating learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, value, belief and habits. Education is a means by which the society ensures it stability. It is through the education system that young members of the society. Through education, individuals acquire usable and socially acceptable vocational skills with which one can be productive, which ensures individual and group survival. Importance of education tells us the value of education in our life. Education means a lot in everyone’s life as it facilitates our learning, knowledge and skill. It completely changes our mind and personality and helps us to attain the positive attitudes. The importance of education is described above justifies the recognition given to it by the Federal Government of Nigeria as stated in the National Policy of education that “the Federal Government of Nigeria has adopted education as an instrument par excellence for affecting national growth and development (Biodun, 2014).
