Comparison of Lecturers’ Competency in Maldives Higher Education Institutes

Authors

  • Aishath Zuha Villa College
  • Aishath Waheeda Islamic University of Maldives
  • Chee Hoo Wong INTI International University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v23i19.6707

Keywords:

higher education, education, education policy, competency, public vs. private, part-time vs. full-time, Maldives

Abstract

Researchers in the past have found that instructors’ levels of competence have an important effect on their ability to teach. This research aims to determine if there is a quality gap in Maldives’ higher education institutions between public and private institutions and between full-time and part-time lecturers. An online structured questionnaire was used to conduct a cross-sectional survey as part of the quantitative research strategy. Lecturers from both public and private universities took part in this investigation. The Mann-Whitney U test found a statistically significant difference between public (M=67.52) and private (M=48.07) institution lecturers in terms of competency; U=829.50, p=0.021. However, lecturers’ competency mean rank scores of full-time lecturers (M=64.82) and part-time lecturers (M=59.34) indicate the difference of mean scores of lecturers’ competency was not statistically significant, U=937.50, p=0.55. It is likely better recruitment and in-service professional development policies at public institutes are established at the institutional level, thereby improving lecturers’ competency compared to private institutes.

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Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

Zuha, A., Waheeda, A., & Wong, C. H. (2023). Comparison of Lecturers’ Competency in Maldives Higher Education Institutes. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 23(19). https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v23i19.6707

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