Analysis Of The Association Between School Manager'S Performance Appraisal Capacity And The Implementation Of The Human Resource Development Policy In Public Primary Schools, Kenya

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between school manager's performance appraisal capacity and the implementation of human resource development policy in public primary schools. Methodology: Concurrent triangulation design was applied during data collection and analysis of both the qualitative and quantitative data. The target population of the study was 2408. A sample size of 268 respondents was used. Purposive and Stratified Random Sampling were used to select study participants. Questionnaires and Interview schedules were used to collect data. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically. SPSS program version 24 was employed for quantitative analysis. Findings The findings of the study revealed that there were several barriers to effective implementation of the performance appraisals of human resource in public primary schools. The school headteachers are occupied by other roles that may include school supervision and management of schools activities. The study established that the teachers' appraisal done by school managers is rarely used in promoting teachers. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Policy Formulation and Implementation Theory proposes that policy makers are not rational in decision-making but rather incremental in policymaking. Policy is made and enacted to address a problem. This study established that there is an association between school managers' teachers' appraisal and implementation of human resource policy. This confirms the point that performance appraisal can be an effective mechanism to evaluate performance of employees as it is fair and goal oriented