Improving Higher Educational Management through Good Governance

The study investigated dimensions of good governance in order to improve higher educational management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The functions of the universities are to develop the people physically, mentally and spiritually. The purpose of higher education is to promote the economic, social, political and cultural life of a nation. The rapid economic, industrial and agricultural advancement of the developed nations is the outcome of their higher education institutions. Unlike its regional counterparts, the developmental indicators of Pakistan have not demonstrated positive results since its inception. According to the National Education Policy 2009, the participation rate of age group 18-23 at the level of higher education was 4.7 % in 2008as compared to the advanced countries which are achieving more than 40 percent participation rate in higher education. There are problems of quality of staff, students, library and laboratory and issues of governance in Pakistan. The relevance of education with social needs, research facilities, budgetary allocations, examination system, governance and academic results of Pakistan in general and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular are not at par with international standards. Considering higher education to be the most important sector in development, the study was found significant and needed as research was scarce in this area. The objectives of the study included review of relevant literature and a description of different traditions, a search fo