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The paper examined the types of resources available for use through resource
classification. Both human and non human resources were thoroughly examined. The
paper further identified the various ways that resources can be acquired for effective
utilization by the head teachers. The various roles played by teachers in the course of
managing both human and non human resources were exposed. Such roles included
developing good working relationships among their staff members. Measures by
which head teachers can mobilize resources and effectively utilize them to achieve
the school goals/objectives were also highlighted e.g. partitioning a new classroom to
decongest population of pupils in the classroom. Conclusions were drawn and
recommendation made appropriately at the primary school level in Nigeria. Some of
which included prompt payment of teacher’s salaries and automatic scholarship to be
awarded for further studies to teachers and provision of adequate funds and
infrastructural facilities by the government.
Country
NIGERIA
Author Details
AUTHOR
Name of author Abubakar Abu Aishatu (Mrs)
Category
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- Education
Theme
- Sustainable Development
Type of Contribution
- Discussion Paper
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Introduction
Resources are assets used to accomplish goals. According to Olson and Defrain
(2000), resources are tools, talents and possessions used to create a life style, solve
everyday problems and reach goals for better living. Resources are also means to work
with to maintain control over ones life as well as build ones life style.
Unfortunately the abundant resources have received little attention in most
literatures. This has made it possible for people to underrate the concept “Resources and
the advantage embedded in them”. They are not harnessed or mobilized (Madu, 2006).
For this reason, the management of resources becomes imperative, for it is useful in the
running of home, schools and trade centers, as many resources are involved in attending
to the needs of the individuals, family, community and the nation at large.
In the school, management of resources could lead to conducive environment for
learning. Management according to Akintunde (2001) is the process by which the goals
of the organization are attained by directing the efforts of others in the system. In addition
Abubakar (2008) opined that management process entail application of four interrelated
concepts, planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the use of resources to
achieve goals. The good foundation in the schools are the bed rock of the society which
gives rise to a great nation. And when a nation is great, people tend to be happy and more
productive. Therefore resource management is of paramount importance in development
which is the context of this paper.
Resource Classification
Resources are what enable people to turn goals into reality. They are the things
that one uses to achieve goals ones life. Generally there are many controversy over the
classification of resources. Sasse (1997) classified resources into three main groups.
These are human, materials and community resources. However, Nikel, Rice and Tucker
(1976) classified resources into human and non human. Whatever the case may be,
resources are resources. The most important aspect of resource classification is that the
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human resources are that which exist within people such as abilities and characteristics of
individuals. And the non human are those things which exist outside people, but
controlled, utilized or possessed by people such as time, money etc.
RESOURCES
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NON HUMAN
Economic Environmental
resource Resource
Physical Social
environmental environmental
resource resource
Natural tangible
environment Non tangible
perceived by sense surrounding element
of tough e.g. that are measurable e.g.
-soil, terrain, rain, -air, light, sound,
minerals and other temperature humidity
land resource space and sunlight.
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HUMAN RESOURCE
Human resources are abilities and characteristics of individual and other resources
that can not be utilized independently of people. These human resources have been
categorized into cognitive, affective, psychomotor and temporal resources, which are
similar to the blooms, taxonomy (Madu, 2006). Cognitive resources are mental traits such
as aptitude, intelligence, judgment etc.
The affective resources are human traits pertaining to emotions and feelings
expressed in appreciation, faith, patience, honesty etc while the psychomotor resources
stresses of muscular activities and mental processes to develop traits and skills. These
comprise of fatigue tolerance level, vitality, smell, communication skills. The temporal
resources concerns the uses of clock time, this is the process of perceiving passage of
time, pace of activity routine, and assimilating time use.
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Economics Resources
As the name implies covers money and material possessions which have values
and can create satisfaction. They include money income, fringe benefits, credit and
wealth.
Money: These are monetary benefit derived from capital or labour which include tips,
bonus payments, royalty payments, wages, commissions, interest, dividends, pensions
etc.
Fringe Benefits: Are resources from advantages in goods and services from employment,
but exclude money income. These include medical care services, paid vocation,
retirement programme paid by employers.
Credit: Are purchasing powers expanded through deferred payment of soft goods and
services. Examples are cash loans, service credit, installment buying.
Wealth: Is a composite of holding real property, and other income producing assets, plus
all the durables such as household equipment, furnishings and personal possession.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
Environmental resources are classified as either physical and social environmental
resources.
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Economics Institutions
They are business and industrial establishments that provides goods and services
to public. They are the business industry, stores and shopping centers, service markets,
banks etc.
Political Institutions
These are the governmental structures and systems that influences a persons
behaviour such as local government, city, country, state and nations and the network of
laws that each encompasses.
Community Facilities
These are shared resources provided by organizations, business or government
such as police and fire protection, churches, mosques, schools, roadways, recreation
centers, parks and libraries.
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talents that can be activated and developed for superior performance. Human resources
have to be identified, tested for their quality, the degree of excellence of each of the
cognitive, affective and psychomotor, are properties available for productive work.
Therefore, these are the qualities to be looked for by head teachers in order to employ
teachers. The process can be enhanced through recruitment, selection and placement.
Recruitment: Is the process of enlisting or obtaining potentials employee application
through specific policy and procedural, guidelines.
Selection: Refers to identifying and appointing a new employee from among others
applicant through laid down criteria and procedure i.e. interview.
Placement: Is the terminal employment process which is assigning a person to given job
after interview.
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MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
Management entails the cooperation of people and materials towards achievement
of set goals. According to Ogwo (1996) management as a term is strictly used for the
purpose of controlling activities of industries, firms, private business establishment and
large cooperation. The activities of management involves decision making and
implementation which, consist of planning or forecasting, organizing, commanding,
coordinating, controlling, allocating, evaluating and developing.
Planning or Forecasting: Is projecting or designing a course of action, which may be
short term or long term plan.
Organizing: Requires the specification of the unit functions and in turn coordinate
resources for the execution of the laid down plan.
Controlling and Allocating: This refers to the activities that involves examining
decision and apportioning available resources appropriately to meet the set objectives.
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the surrounding daily; without the effort of all the persons involved in the innovation, the
new classroom would not have become a reality.
Conclusion
Teaching is a profession that allows the progress and achievement of children to
depends on how teachers coordinate their work therefore teachers level of satisfaction at
work must be between the head teacher, the teacher and students/pupils who determine
the standard of school. Conducive atmosphere will motivate all concerned with education
to work hard, but things will fall apart in an un-conducive atmosphere. Head teachers
cordial relationship with the community will attract the community participation in the
affairs of the school, but where the relationship is not cordial the reverse will be the case.
Poor instructional materials affect teaching and learning negatively, illegal collection of
levy ruins education and there should be final halt, or termination behaviours, which are
process in resources management.
Recommendations
In view of enormous importance placed in the Educational sector to boast national
development. The following should be put in place by the Federal, State, Local
Government/Non Governmental Organizations.
1. Adequate provision be made for prompt/regular payment of teachers salary.
2. Automatic scholarship to be awarded to teachers to train in order to improve their
standards.
3. Teachers are to be the highest paid in the civil service.
4. The three tiers of government should embark on provision of infrastructural
facilities in all the primary schools in the Nation in order to provide a new outlook
to the primary schools.
5. Head teacher are to undergo administrative/management courses to arm them with
tools necessary for achievement of objectives of the school.
6. Pupils are to be provided with meals or launch in schools to take care of their
nutritional status.
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