Governance and Higher Education in Pakistan: What Roles Do Boards of Governors Play in Ensuring the Academic Quality Maintenance in Public Universities versus Private Universities in Pakistan?

Autor/in	Usman, Sidra
Titel	Governance and Higher Education in Pakistan: What Roles Do Boards of Governors Play in Ensuring the Academic Quality Maintenance in Public Universities versus Private Universities in Pakistan?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 3 (2014) 2, S.38-51 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Governance; Higher Education; Governing Boards; Administrator Role; Educational Quality; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; Universities; Quality Assurance; Comparative Analysis; Efficiency; Developed Nations; Power Structure; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Questionnaires; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Privathochschule; University; Universität; Qualitätssicherung; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen
Abstract	There are major structural issues in the higher education system in Pakistan leading to poor governance of institutions and questionable quality of education. This paper looks at the differences in the role of boards of governors in maintaining quality of education in both the public and the private sector universities in Pakistan. After having conducted qualitative research by interviewing selected academics and by secondary research, the problems in the governance of higher education in the country were identified. Governance in higher education is then analyzed in terms of the Boards of Governors of universities and their role and the overall management and organizational structure of the higher education institutions in both sectors. This paper further explores the role of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan as a regulator of higher education in the country and its policies regarding quality assurance. This discussion helps in identifying the differences that are present in the governance structures of universities in both sectors. The result has been that the private sector boards portray a more efficient system compared to the public sector boards that lack autonomy and are under strong political influence. The recommendations that have been made require for a change in the organizational structures of boards in the public sector and increased checks by the HEC to promote good governance and quality assurance in universities in the country. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01