An Investigation of Academic Inbreeding and Professionalism in Pakistani Universities

Abstract

This Quantitative study investigated the university teachers’ professionalism based on the inbreeding. For this purpose, 177 university teachers have been selected from four universities (including two universities from the public sector and two from private sector) across Pakistan. The sample was representative of both the males and females as well. For the purpose of data collection, a close-ended five-points Likert’s rating scale has been developed by the researcher(s) comprising 26 items under five categories including Effective Teaching Practices; Change and Innovation; Networking and Collaboration; Professional Development & Behavior-focused Strategies. This instrument has been developed by the researcher(s) and validated by taking the experts’ opinion. Similarly, it has been pilot-tested for ensuring its reliability. It has scored .90 Cronbach’s Alpha which is regarded as highly reliable one. Furthermore, the data have been collected while visiting the teachers in person. The collected data have been analyzed with the help of Descriptive Statistics including Percentage Scores, Mean, Standard Deviation and Independent Sample t-test. The results revealed that Inbred faculty members scored lower than the Non-Inbred Faculty members.