GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The study sought to assess the influence of human capital development on the productivity of Secondary School Teachers in Imo State. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. The study area was in Imo State of Nigeria. The population of the study comprised principals, vice principal (academic and administration) and teachers in secondary schools in Imo State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 50 principals, 100 vice principals (academic and administration) and 100 teachers, giving a total of 250 respondents as the sample size for the study. The Main Instrument used in this study was a Questionnaire titled “Human Capital Development and Productivity Questionnaire (HCDPQ)”. Face validation of the instrument was carried out to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, completeness and the language of the study under consideration. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.84 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics and simple regression. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded that there is significant influence to which creation of innovative ideas, new competencies, and skill development influences teacher’s productivity in secondary schools in Imo State. One of the recommendations was that government and school administrators should make human capital development an important aspect of their corporate strategic plan to help in upgrading teacher’s skills, enhancing their conceptual knowledge, and broadening their understanding of education total objectives and values. KEYWORDS: Human Capital Development, Teachers Productivity, Innovative Ideas, New Competencies, and Skill Development