Academic Planning for Quality of Higher Education: A Perspective of University Teachers

Abstract

This study was designed to ascertain the perspective of university teachers regarding academic planning for quality of higher education in Pakistan. Descriptive research design was adopted to conduct the study. All public sector universities in Punjab were the population of the study in which teachers were the target population of the study. The total numbers of (n = 300) respondents were taken as sample of the study through simple random, stratified and disproportionate sampling techniques. Data were collected through self-developed questionnaire. Through administered tool 289 responses were complete and considered for analysis.  The study was delimited to only six public sector universities in Punjab where access was possible and easy. The collected data were statistically analyzed through SPSS by using Descriptive statistics (Frequency, Percentage, Mean). Findings, results and conclusions were drawn by revealing that academic planning has an effective role to promote the quality of higher education in all HEIs of Pakistan. Without effective academic planning, no Higher Education Institution can improve its educational system in the modern world. Some recommendations were suggested in the light of the results and objectives of the study that government of the time, HEC and HED, policy makers, educationists, philosophers, scholars, university employees and students play a collaborate role in promoting and develop higher education under the umbrella of effective academic planning.