2- Evaluation of the Policy of Quality Assurance in Public and Private Sector Universities in Pakistan

Mujtaba Ahmad,Dr Azhar Mahmood,Dr Muhammad Munir Kayani

doi:10.53575/irjei.2-v2.2(21)15-20

Abstract

Quality assurance is increasingly becoming an important aspect of universities in developing countries. Development and implementation of quality assurance in universities is a challenge. The objectives of the study were to evaluate policy of quality assurance in public and private sector universities in Pakistan, to assess the practices of quality assurance in public and private sector universities in Pakistan, to find out the gap in policy and practices of quality assurance in public and private sector universities in Pakistan. Research design of the study was descriptive. The population of the study was 22 directors of quality enhancement cells, 3265 Ph.D. teachers and 288 heads of the department in sixteen public and six private sector universities in Islamabad. Through stratified random sampling technique, the sample of the study included 515 teachers, 215 HODs and 20 directors of QECs from the sixteen public and six private sector universities in Islamabad. Policy and practices of quality assurance in public and private sector universities was evaluated through questionnaire and interviews. Quantitative data were analyzed with the help of SPSS, Mean score, t-test and percentage. Public sector universities’ staff was more skilled and performing their duties according to required standard. Public sector universities promote research culture among faculty and students. It was recommended by the researcher that local and international training on policy and practices of quality assurance should be given to QECs staff, HODs and faculty members

Highlights

Higher education is most important for dynamic, forceful contribution in the knowledge societies
Quality of higher education in Pakistan is not up to the mark. Identifying this issue of quality education, Higher education commission of Pakistan is determined to quality assurance and upgrade present situation of bad quality of education in universities of Pakistan
Criterions of quality and quality assurance universities and higher education institutions require to be developed largely to gain the aims of competition in global standards

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Introduction

Higher education is most important for dynamic, forceful contribution in the knowledge societies. Race up social and economic development and progress. Quality education is a pre-requisite to obtain access to new knowledge and research that ensures social and economic improvement and development. Quality education in university education is a very serious challenge these days in Pakistan. Quality of higher education in Pakistan is not up to the mark. Higher Education commission of Pakistan is resolute and stable to enhance, to improve higher education institutions in the country. For obtaining international standards quality, quality assurance and constant improvement are vital elements and essentials (HEC, 2018). Criterions of quality and quality assurance universities and higher education institutions require to be developed largely to gain the aims of competition in global standards.

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