Impact of Faculty Diversity on Academic Performance of Students in Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

Diversity in the faculty has a significant impact on how well students succeed academically in higher education institutions.  The study aims to investigate how faculty diversity affects students' academic performance in higher education institutions, how faculty diversity and student academic achievement are related, and how students perceive faculty diversity and how it affects their academic experience.  The current study is descriptive and was restricted to the Bahawalpur district.  For the current study, a mixed-method research methodology was used.  The population consisted of all students enrolled in Islamia University of Bahawalpur and Cholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Bahawalpur. The sample size was 100 teachers and 500 students of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur and Cholistan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences - CUVAS Bahawalpur. Both male and female students were included in the research. In the current study, the questionnaire was used for the data collection. After a thorough review of the literature, a questionnaire with 45 statements was developed. The researcher personally visited the data sight for the data collection. The data was gathered using a survey method. The researcher directs the respondents where they need assistance while collecting the data. All of the survey respondent data was gathered, and SPSS (version 25) was used to clean and screen it. For the demographic questionnaire, frequencies and percentages were employed as descriptive statistics.