World Education Connect Multidisciplinary e-Publication, Vol. VI, Issue V (May 2026), pp. 309-318
Jane Angela C. Adalem, SMRIHR, MRIPsych
Assistant Vice President for Administration/ Human Resource Director
St. Clare College of Caloocan
ABSTRACT
Human resource management plays a significant role in ensuring organizational effectiveness, employee productivity, and institutional sustainability in higher educational institutions. Private higher educational institutions continuously face challenges involving employee retention, faculty development, labor law compliance, workplace safety, compensation systems, and organizational adaptability. Effective human resource management practices are therefore essential in maintaining institutional competitiveness and educational quality.
This study assessed the human resource management practices of private higher educational institutions in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, during the academic year 2025–2026 as basis for a proposed enhancement program. Specifically, the study examined institutional practices in recruitment and selection, training and development, performance evaluation, compensation and benefits, employee relations, workplace health and safety, and strategic human resource planning.
The study employed a descriptive-correlational research design. Respondents included school administrators, department heads, and college instructors from selected private higher educational institutions in Caloocan City. Data were gathered through a validated researcher-made questionnaire. Statistical tools such as frequency counts, percentages, weighted means, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation were utilized in analyzing the data.
Findings revealed that private higher educational institutions generally demonstrated highly practiced human resource management strategies, particularly in employee relations, faculty development, workplace communication, and performance evaluation. However, compensation systems and strategic workforce planning were identified as areas requiring further improvement. Statistical analysis showed no significant differences in the assessment of respondents when grouped according to profile variables, indicating consistency in institutional human resource management implementation.
The study concludes that private higher educational institutions possess effective human resource management systems that contribute to organizational stability and educational effectiveness. Nevertheless, continuous enhancement in compensation structures, workforce planning, and professional development programs remains necessary to address evolving educational and organizational challenges.
Keywords: human resource management, educational management, private higher educational institutions, faculty development, organizational effectiveness
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