The Quality Education Challenges of Higher Education in Pakistan for Socio-Economic Development

Abstract

Higher education institutions are essential as they provide fuel of knowledge and technologically advanced society which is linked to the social and economic needs of any nation. Graduates from higher education programs are equipped with revolutionary abilities that assist in the transformation of society from a traditional to a modern economy through superior instruction, innovative learning, and thinking. However, the higher education system in Pakistan is fronting many challenges for quality of education. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of challenges of quality in higher education by analysing the basic concepts and frameworks as it is considered that the rise of unemployment in Pakistan is due to a lack of quality education. The design of the study was qualitative and 20 universities including the public and private universities were selected through purposive sampling technique. The thematic analysis used by Braun and Clark 6 phases approach was applied. The findings of the revealed that results that Government, and policymakers when policy developing and implement as needed collaboration essential for quality education which develops an individual's ability to be trained for comprehensive jobs and to learn job-related skills for socio economic development.