Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics

In Bangladesh, a four-year diploma program is the highest level of technical education provided by private and public polytechnic institutions. Using representative primary data of 1372 sample sizes from Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, we examined whether students graduati...

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Main Authors: Forhad, Abdur Rahman, Alam, Gazi Mahabubul, Rashid, Mamunur, Haque, Afruza, Khan, Md. Sawgat
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103380/
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author Forhad, Abdur Rahman
Alam, Gazi Mahabubul
Rashid, Mamunur
Haque, Afruza
Khan, Md. Sawgat
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Alam, Gazi Mahabubul
Rashid, Mamunur
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description In Bangladesh, a four-year diploma program is the highest level of technical education provided by private and public polytechnic institutions. Using representative primary data of 1372 sample sizes from Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, we examined whether students graduating from private polytechnics perform worse in higher engineering education than their public school counterparts. We mainly employed a multivariate regression model and found that students from private polytechnics receive lower grades by 0.120 cumulative grade points average (CGPA) despite similar socioeconomic, academic, and demographic backgrounds. These estimated effects imply that private polytechnics fail to significantly affect sustainable engineering education. These findings suggest that policy makers increase the number of teachers and laboratory facilities for sustainable engineering education.
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spelling upm-1033802023-06-12T07:22:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103380/ Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics Forhad, Abdur Rahman Alam, Gazi Mahabubul Rashid, Mamunur Haque, Afruza Khan, Md. Sawgat In Bangladesh, a four-year diploma program is the highest level of technical education provided by private and public polytechnic institutions. Using representative primary data of 1372 sample sizes from Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, we examined whether students graduating from private polytechnics perform worse in higher engineering education than their public school counterparts. We mainly employed a multivariate regression model and found that students from private polytechnics receive lower grades by 0.120 cumulative grade points average (CGPA) despite similar socioeconomic, academic, and demographic backgrounds. These estimated effects imply that private polytechnics fail to significantly affect sustainable engineering education. These findings suggest that policy makers increase the number of teachers and laboratory facilities for sustainable engineering education. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022 Article PeerReviewed Forhad, Abdur Rahman and Alam, Gazi Mahabubul and Rashid, Mamunur and Haque, Afruza and Khan, Md. Sawgat (2022) Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics. Sustainability, 14 (13). art. no. 8094. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/13/8094 10.3390/su14138094
spellingShingle Forhad, Abdur Rahman
Alam, Gazi Mahabubul
Rashid, Mamunur
Haque, Afruza
Khan, Md. Sawgat
Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics
title Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics
title_full Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics
title_fullStr Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics
title_short Sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics
title_sort sustainable development in higher engineering education: a comparative study between private and public polytechnics
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