Abstract:
he intention of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of human resource
management in government Secondary schools of Eastern Hararghe Zone. To conduct this study,
descriptive survey design was employed. Among the 64 government Secondary schools found in
the Zone, 7 of them were selected randomly as sample schools. The sample of participants were
153 teachers and 33 administrative workers have participated in the study through available
sampling technique. The 11 principals were included as interview respondents using available
sampling technique. Questionnaire was used as main tool of data collection. Interview and
document analysis were used to gathered data through questionnaire. Frequencies, percentage,
mean and independent t-test was utilized to analyse quantitative data gained through the
questionnaire. The qualitative data gathered through interview and document analysis were
analysed by narration. The findings revealed that the ratio of teachers per subjects teachers was
not balanced in selected school of the study area, school leaders did not support teachers on
classroom supervision for the performance growth, leaders did not organize the staff in
conducting conferences in their school, lack of plans that enable the management to work on it.
So, human resource management was a requirement to be practiced in schools as a means to
meet the individual needs of the teacher and administrative worker for the sake of training
improvement
