Issues and Problems in the Procedure of Quality Assurance Practices in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan
This study was undertaken to find issues and problems in quality assurance practices in public and private sector higher education institutes of Punjab Pakistan. There was a total of 156 faculty members (male & female) in the selected four departments of 10 selected universities (5 from public and five from private) which constitute an accessible population of this study. All the teachers and head of departments of those selected departments were the respondents of this study. The self-constructed instrument was validated by expert opinion and pilot testing. The responses of the faculty members were measured with the help of frequency and their percentages, mean and standard deviations. Each table is formed on the basis of the variables of the study. It was concluded that the biggest hurdle in quality assurance identified by this research is the unavailability of data for quality assurance. It was recommended by the researcher that the financing system by the HEC should be revised to even the playing field even more. This could be done by expanding the needs-based scholarship program for students attending private HEIs.
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Quality Assurance, Higher Education Commission, Higher Education Institutes
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(1) Muhammad Nisar Ul Haq
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Development, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
(2) Uzma Shahzadi
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Sadia Ayaz
PhD Scholar, Department of Education, The University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Haq, M. N. U., Shahzadi, U., & Ayaz, S. (2020). Issues and Problems in the Procedure of Quality Assurance Practices in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Global Regional Review, V(III), 13-23. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).02
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CHICAGO : Haq, Muhammad Nisar Ul, Uzma Shahzadi, and Sadia Ayaz. 2020. "Issues and Problems in the Procedure of Quality Assurance Practices in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan." Global Regional Review, V (III): 13-23 doi: 10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).02
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HARVARD : HAQ, M. N. U., SHAHZADI, U. & AYAZ, S. 2020. Issues and Problems in the Procedure of Quality Assurance Practices in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Global Regional Review, V, 13-23.
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MHRA : Haq, Muhammad Nisar Ul, Uzma Shahzadi, and Sadia Ayaz. 2020. "Issues and Problems in the Procedure of Quality Assurance Practices in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan." Global Regional Review, V: 13-23
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MLA : Haq, Muhammad Nisar Ul, Uzma Shahzadi, and Sadia Ayaz. "Issues and Problems in the Procedure of Quality Assurance Practices in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan." Global Regional Review, V.III (2020): 13-23 Print.
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OXFORD : Haq, Muhammad Nisar Ul, Shahzadi, Uzma, and Ayaz, Sadia (2020), "Issues and Problems in the Procedure of Quality Assurance Practices in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan", Global Regional Review, V (III), 13-23
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TURABIAN : Haq, Muhammad Nisar Ul, Uzma Shahzadi, and Sadia Ayaz. "Issues and Problems in the Procedure of Quality Assurance Practices in Public and Private Universities of Punjab, Pakistan." Global Regional Review V, no. III (2020): 13-23. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).02