Empirical study on antecedents and outcomes of quality of work life among faculty members working in Anna University affiliated private engineering colleges in Coimbatore Region Tamilnadu

Abstract

India has now become a vital player in the global economy. Knowledge-based activities have contributed to this growth. Actually, such activities depend on the large group of competent manpower that is supplied by its large higher education system. Today, the higher education system especially, technical education in India has experienced remarkable structural changes with the establishment of new private universities and the entry of foreign universities which have raised the quality education on par with global standards. Apart from this structural change, the tremendous advancement in technology particularly, the development of ICT has transformed the nature of delivery systems in higher education. All these changes portray the complications in academic work in an ever more demanding environment. Today, the Indian higher educational institutions, particularly technical institutions are facing significant challenges in building both capacity and excellence. Even the mainstream technical institutions are recognized as lacking in quality. It is because of the rapid expansion of tier-2 and tier-3 technical institutions without adequate quality control. And also the frequent turnover of qualified faculty members resulted in the poor quality. Faculty turnover has consequences for educational institutions. newline