MAJOR ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE

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MAJOR ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE

• SHAUKAT ALI RAZA
• Lecturer, IER, PU
• DR. MUHAMMAD AMIR HASHMI
• Assistant Professor, IER, PU
• RAHMAT ULLAH
• Student, UMT Coordinator, IRP

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INTRODUCTION

• PARADIGM SHIFT INDUSTRY HIGHER
  EDUCATION
• TQM, BSC, etc.
• FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF STAKEHOLDERS ESPECIALLY
  STUDENTS.
• IMPROVING PROCESSES
• ATTAINING LONGER-TERM SUSTAINABILITY

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THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES

• IN MODERN SOCIETIES
• CHANGE LEADER POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
• CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
• CUSTODIAN OF NATIONAL IDEOLOGY
• POLICY ADVISOR

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THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES

• IN PAKISTAN
• THE SITUATION NEEDS IMPROVEMENTS
• STAKEHOLDERS NEED TO BE LISTENED
• DEMAND-BASED OFFERINGS
• CHALLENGE OF RELEVANCE
• Market forces are demanding CHANGE

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LITERATURE REVIEW

• FORCES DEMANDING CHANGE
• GROWING ACCOUNTABILITY
• SIZE OF STUDENT POPULATION
• INTERNATIONALIZATION OF EDUCATION MARKET
• COMPETITION
• EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS AS PAYING CUSTOMERS
• ( Becket Brookes, 2006)

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LITERATURE REVIEW

• HONG KONG GOVERNMENT URGING TO
• COMMAND A HIGH QUALITY OF TEACHING
• BENCHMARK THE BEST UNIVERSITIES OF THE WORLD
• CONTRIBUTE TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF
  COMMUNITY
• ( Ka-ho Mok, 2005)

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THE STUDY

• EXPLORES STUDENTS PERCEPTION TOWARDS
• QUALITY OF TEACHING
• TEACHING/LEARNING FACILITIES
• JOB ORIENTATION IN EDUCATION
• PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

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THE STUDY

• FOCUS GROUP AND SURVEY
• SAMPLE INCLUDED 275 STUDENTS FROM FOUR
  UNIVERSITIES (PRIVATE PUBLIC) OF LAHORE
• RESULTS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO HIGH RANKED
  SHORTCOMINGS (HRS) AND LOW RANKED SHORTCOMINGS
  (LRS)

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THE RESULTS (Focus Group)

• PART-TIME UNIVERSITY TEACHERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
  FOR GUIDANCE COUNSELLING
• PART-TIME UNIVERSITY TEACHERS GIVE INFLATED
  GRADES FOR OUTSTANDING EVALUATION
• 50 TO 60 YOUNG UNIVERSITY TEACHERS HAVE PROBLEM
  IN CONTENT DELIVERY

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THE RESULTS (Focus Group)

• MOST SENIOR PROFESSORS ARE NOT FRIENDLY WITH
  STUDENTS
• UNIVERSITY TEACHERS LACK HIGH STANDARD
  PERSONALITY AND SKILLS
• FEMALE UNIVERSITY TEACHERS WORK HARD BEFORE THEIR
  MARRIAGE BUT AFTERWARDS THEY ARE HARD TO FIND ON
  CAMPUS

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THE RESULTS (Survey)

• QUALITY OF TEACHING (HRS)
• UPDATED CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
• PROVISION OF COURSE OUTLINES
• ON CAMPUS AVAILABILITY OF TEACHERS
• FRIENDLINESS WITH STUDENTS
• ENCOURAGING STUDENTS PARTICIPATION
• TEACHING METHODOLOGY

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THE RESULTS (Survey)

• TEACHING/LEARNING FACILITIES (HRS)
• MULTIMEDIA
• OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
• ON-CAMPUS ACCESS TO ICT
• FIELD STUDIES AND SEMINARS

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THE RESULTS (Survey)

• JOB ORIENTATION IN EDUCATION (HRS)
• GETTING JOB
• ESTABLISHING OWN BUSINESS

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THE RESULTS (Survey)

• PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (HRS)
• VALUING TEAM WORK
• DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
• PROMOTION OF MORAL VALUES
• DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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CONCLUSION

• MAJOR ISSUES AND PROBLEMS FOR
• UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE
• QUALITY OF TEACHING
• TEACHING/LEARNING FACILITIES
• JOB ORIENTATION IN EDUCATION
• PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
• TEACHERS BEHAVIOR

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SOLUTION

• CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK
• AND
• IMPROVEMENT
• MECHANISM

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