HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AS STRATEGY FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE IN EDUCATION SECTOR

Abstract

The development of human capital has been considered an issue of utmost concern and a subject of increasing study by scholars, management and administrative experts. Federal and state governments instituted development programmes and made provisions for its implementation, yet little or no significant result has been achieved towards effective performance in education sector. This calls for proper research on why ineffectiveness has persisted and to continuously emphasis on the need to develop humancapital in Imo State University. It is from the foregoing that the objectives of this study were drawn. Four objectives guided the study and four research questions treated, descriptive and historical design was employed. The work was based on human capital theories propounded by McClelland, Smith, Bowles and Becker. Their theories hinges on investment in human capital, formal education and motivating forces that helps in developing human capital for effective performance. Previous works on human capital development were reviewed to find out the opinions of eminent scholars in Administration. Information was gathered through personal observations, library sources such as textbooks, newspapers, journals, internet, and unpublished dissertations/thesis. The findings shows that human capital developmentprogramme do exist but in an insufficient manner. The administration and implementation of the existing ones are haphazardly done and the problems recorded. The study also revealed that the few ones in existence that were implemented have a very high positive impact on the performance of both staff and students of Imo state university. Recommendations for more human capital development programmes were made and its importance recorded to actually show that development of human capital is the best strategy that can lead to effective performance in the Education sector.