Vol. 3, November, 2024

Digitalisation in Human Resource Practices in Education in the 21st Century

Adekola Oyebamiji ADEYEMO Ph.D

Abstract

This paper examined digitalisation in Human Resource (HR) practices in education in the 21st Century.
The advancement in technology in the 21st century offers various opportunities for digitalised HR
practices such as staff procurement/recruitment, performance appraisal, training and development, and
compensation/reward in education. Despite this opportunity for digital technology in the 21st century,
digitalizing HR practices has remained a major challenge in some educational institutions in Nigeria.
This article therefore addresses the role of digitalisation in HR practices in education in the 21st century
and the barriers to the adoption of digitalisation for HR practices. Two objectives and two research
questions guided the study. A qualitative research method involving semi-structured interviews and
secondary sources of data was used to ascertain digitalisation in HR practices in education. Fifty
lecturers were randomly sampled from Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo. The
collected data was analysed using content analysis to answer the research questions. The Results
revealed that digitalisation has impacts on for various HR practices such as staff training,
recruitment, compensation, planning and communication in education. It was concluded that
digitalisation can be utilized in all manner of HR practices in education. It was recommended based on
the findings that digitalisation should be given adequate consideration for HR practices in education in
Nigeria, Government and educational stakeholders should ensure that facilities and infrastructures for
digitalisation are provided for HR practices in educational institutions.

Keywords

Human Resource (HR) Practices, Digitalisation, Education, 21st Century.

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