Human Resource Management Practices and its impact on Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Teacher Librarians of Jaffna Zonal Education Office, Sri Lanka.

Abstract

The reading habit of children reduced due to the exponential development of a digital system. Then reading must be promoted the schools to improve the students’ ability in reading. Teacher-librarians manage the school libraries and their involvement and dedication play a key role in this aspect. This study was designed to assess the impact of Human Resource Management Practices on the Job Satisfaction of teacher librarians. The Ministry of education administered all school-related activities through well-defined channels. Necessary and relevant data were collected by using a questionnaire from 100 teacher-librarians among 116 of them in Jaffna Zonal Education Office, Sri Lanka. Training and development were the highest positively correlated factor with the correlation coefficient of 0.586 and then the performance appraisal is correlated with 0.575 with a 1% significant level. The study reveals that the Human Resource Management practices positively impact teacher librarians' job satisfaction. Priorities should also be given to teacher librarians for local and foreign scholarships to develop the professional skills of the teacher librarians.