School Challenges

1. HRM CHALLENGES
SHORTAGE OF FUNDS
 This could account for the poor performance of administrators of
academic institutions. At all level of institution, funds have
always been inadequate and consequently there has been gap
between the expected level and the actual attainment. Funds
are necessary for the acquisition, securing and maintenance of
other resources; once the supply is insufficient, product suffers.
In this logic, government and private individuals should prioritize
education sector and its administration, more especially in the
area of finance so as to be able to meet their recurrent and
capital expenses.

2. HRM CHALLENGES
POLITICAL ISSUES
 Politicians have hijacked resources allocated to education and
thus their priorities were not directed towards the system. This
had culminated in inefficiency in the system. The quality and
quantity of resources allocation educational system is
determined by the concern that incumbent political leaders have
towards the system. Over the years, the “kick-back” scenario
that dominates the approval of allocation among political leaders
has not been going well with the educational industry.

3. HRM CHALLENGES
POOR MANAGEMENT
 Some administrators of institution are not left out
from mismanagement acts and corrupt attitude as
regards funds allocated to their institutions. The
tendency and urge to Pilfering of school facilities,
lack of maintenance and proper inventory are all
managerial problems associated with the
availability and utilization of resources.

4. HRM CHALLENGES
INEFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
 Some school administrators lack the capacity to
command absolute leadership responsiveness from their
subordinates due to inexperience. Such leader permits
subordinates to do what they choose thereby by
encouraging unprofessional conducts in the school. The
leadership style does not emphasize checks and
discipline a such no one is held liable for the damage of
school properties.

5. HRM CHALLENGES
SUPPLY OF SUBSTANDARD EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCES
 Corruption in the system has on some instances
encouraged the supply of sub standard resources
(which hardly stands the test of time) to schools.
These resources usually not effective to facilitate
the teaching process because they easily
damaged.

6. HRM CHALLENGES
INADEQUATE FACILITIES
 School facilities are the material resources that facilitate
effective teaching and learning in schools. The state of
infrastructural decay in many schools is a manifestation
of poor funding of the system. Lot of schools, teaching
and learning takes place in unconducive learning
environment, lacking the basic materials and thus
hindered the fulfillment of educational objectives.

7. HRM CHALLENGES
LOW STAFF MORALE
 Teachers are the centre – piece of any educational system. No
education system can rise above the quality of its teachers.
Teachers whose morale is low are not likely to perform as
expected in the educational system. The numerous problems
permeating the entire educational system such as examination
malpractices, drug abuse, indiscipline, persistent poor academic
performance and many more seem to suggest that teachers have
not been performing their job as expected. When teachers are
not motivated, their level of job commitment may be low and
the objectives of the school may not be accomplished.

8. HRM CHALLENGES
LOW STAFF MORALE
 Teachers are the centre – piece of any educational system. No
education system can rise above the quality of its teachers.
Teachers whose morale is low are not likely to perform as
expected in the educational system. The numerous problems
permeating the entire educational system such as examination
malpractices, drug abuse, indiscipline, persistent poor academic
performance and many more seem to suggest that teachers have
not been performing their job as expected. When teachers are
not motivated, their level of job commitment may be low and
the objectives of the school may not be accomplished.

9. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE IDENTIFIED
PROBLEMS
 School administrators should be encouraged to develop method
of prudent resource management to increase the efficiency in
the use of available resources.
 In-service training and refreshing courses should be organized on
regular basis for school administrators and personnel in all the
institutions.
 The government has to increase the quality and quantity of
resources (human, financial and material) allocated to schools.
Also, the government should attempt to bridge the wide
variation in resources availability to educational institution by
putting in place a resource allocation parameter that will provide
adequately for schools.

10. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE IDENTIFIED
PROBLEMS
 Individual personnel in schools should develop a positive
attitude in the use of physical facilities provided for the school.
 Government at various levels, administrators and planners
should mount special campaigns presumably through special
appeal or the use of the press to create awareness of the
importance and the need for proper utilization and maintenance
of school resources.
 Regular supervision will enhance early detection of the problem
of any sort concerning the available resources and thus prevent
breakdown of facilities. It will also enable proper utilization and
maintenance of the facilities.

11. PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE IDENTIFIED
PROBLEMS
 Modern facilities should replace the old
ones and personnel should be given
enough training in their utilization. This
will make them more effective and
efficient in the discharge of their duties.