Challenges in Quality Assurance in Education in Private Universities in Bangladesh: Teacher Perspective

Mohammad Al-Mamun, Mohsena Akter, & Professor Dr. Shireen Akhter

Apr-May-Jun

Abstract
This study systematically investigates the key issues that quality assurance systems in Bangladesh's rapidly growing private university sector must address. The research examines institutional and administrative issues, faculty-related challenges, student-related challenges, and external and regulatory challenges in the conflict between massification and educational quality. The study was carried out using a quantitative, cross-sectional survey approach. Fifty private university instructors of various ranks participated in the survey; half of the respondents were male, and the other half were female. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicate that the most urgent QA issues in Bangladeshi private universities are excessive teaching workloads and a lack of incentives for teaching excellence. These issues are followed by poor faculty participation in decision-making, minimal faculty development, and putting enrollment ahead of academic standards. Although physical infrastructure was still a concern, governance and difficulties pertaining to academic processes were thought to be more significant. However, gender does not seem to be a distinguishing factor across most quality assurance measures, indicating that systemic institutional flaws impact all faculty members equally, regardless of gender.

Keyword: Quality Assurance, private universities, Bangladesh, teacher perspective

Research Area: Education

Country: Bangladesh

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