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Human Resources Management Practices as Predictors of Teachers’ Job
Security in Secondary Schools in Udi Education Zone, Enugu State.

This study aimed at finding out the human resources management practices as predictors of teachers‟ job security in secondary schools in Enugu State. The study adopted a survey research design and was carried out in the 25 public secondary schools in Udi Education Zone, Enugu State. The population comprised 50
respondents (19 male and 31 female) secondary school teachers randomly sampled from the schools. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire, sectioned; A, B and C. The instrument was validated by experts while the reliability of the
instrument was determined by the use of Cronbach Alpha formula which yielded reliability co-efficient of 0.76. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while t-test was used to analyze the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance and appropriate degree of freedom. The null hypotheses tested showed no significant difference in the mean responses of male and female teachers on the training,compensation, and performance appraisal practices which contribute to secondary school teachers‟ job security. It was found among others that training, compensation and performance appraisalwhich are human resource management practices studied; contribute to teachers‟ job security. Therefore, this human resource management practices contribute to teachers‟ job security in secondary schools in Enugu State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that teachers‟ training practices should be enhanced since it enhances teachers‟ job security. Teachers should be promoted as at when due and their salaries paid promptly to enhance their job security.