Effects of Covid-19 on Tertiary Education Sector in Bangladesh

Abstract

The paper discusses the effects of the recent pandemic on the ‘Tertiary Education Sector in Bangladesh’. The researcher follows a systematic review of the literature that the other authors provide. Both qualitative and quantitative data are gathered for the study. The research framework has divided these effects into some common categories. These categories are Psychological effect, Institutional effect, Pedagogical effect, Socio-economic effect, Labour market effect, Migratory effect on students participating in international higher education, and Academic effect in terms of time value. The level of the research is inductive; that is, a tentative hypothesis is derived from observing theories and quantitative data provided by different authors based on systematic review, contrast and comparison. Finally, the hypothesis states if these effects of the pandemic can be categorised in the mentioned order or not. All the data which is used in the paper is secondary data. In the final part of the paper, the researchers identify the common effects identified from different reviews and prescribe a set of recommendations to overcome the negative impacts. The researcher intends to continue to work on the current categorisation of the effects by conducting primary research and a meta-analysis of the secondary data soon.