Abstract
The researchers shed light on the interaction of tenure track as higher education reform with the
socio-cultural context of public universities in Pakistan. The paper postulates on the perception of
leaders of central and provincial regulatory bodies on this intervention. The researchers adopt a
qualitative research design, and the data were obtained through semi-structured interviews and
relevant documents. All of the participants hold top leadership positions in regulatory bodies. The
study revealed that there were many challenges before the implementation process of TTS began
in public universities. The process remained slow due to a lack of alignment of TTS content with
the structure and culture of public universities. Interviews were analyzed using the interpretive
phenomenological analysis. The researchers utilized institutional and structural perspectives to
explain the phenomenon of TTS content and process in the contextualised settings of HEIs in
Pakistan. The research study found that the leaders of HEC, the content of policy guidelines of
TTS, the culture of higher education institutions (HEIs), the administrative structure of HEC and
implementing HEIs as major factors influencing the implementation of TTS. It suggests policy
recommendations that the performance evaluation and eligibility criteria need to be determined
according to the nature of the work of faculty members. Leades of HEC should give autonomy to
leadership of universities to decide matters of their faculty members, and they develop a
mechanism of strong accountability for university leaders and managers for effective
implementation of higher education policies.
Tayyeb Ali Khan, Nasira Jabeen. (2019) Higher Education Reforms and Tenure Track in Pakistan: Perspectives of Leadership of Regulatory Agencies, Bulletin of Education & Research, Volume 41, Issue 2.
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