Abstract
The study analyzes the academic functioning of the university departments in
Punjab, Pakistan. Academic functioning was taken as curriculum & instruction,
assessment, academic facilities & resources, human resource practices, finance &
management, research, and outreach programs. The use of quantitative and
qualitative approaches made the study mixed method. The respondents were selected
from six public universities of the Punjab through multistage sampling technique.
They were 540 students, 162 teachers, 54 heads of the departments, and 24 senior
officers. The analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data revealed that the
academic functioning of the departments was at mediocre level. This was true for all
seven indicators. The state of mediocrity may be improved by provision of proper
standard operating procedures coupled with regular reviews of the functioning of
departments. The standard operating procedures based trainings, on regular basis,
are required to the staff of the departments and officers to support functioning of the
departments at optimal level.
Muhammad Farooq, Dr Muhammad Sarwar, Ashfaque Ahmad Shah. (2020) Academic Functioning of University Departments in Pakistan: An Analysis, Orient Research Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 5, Issue-2.
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