Drawing A Comparison of Research Facilities In Higher Education Institution of Quetta

Abstract

The Higher Education Institutions (HEIs ) in Pakistan have faced an immense financial crunch over the last few years, especially in the Province of Balochistan. The HEIs located in Quetta also face the same predicament in particular.  This situation impacted the overall research culture of the HEIs. The objective of the current study is to explore the availability of research facilities in HEIs and draw a comparison regarding research facilities available in HEIs’ of Quetta. The comparison is made based on available research-related resources for researchers in the Faculty of Science and Arts. The design of the current study was Descriptive research. The survey research method was adopted to compile the current study. A number of 533 researchers both research supervisors and research scholars were participants in the study. A multistage sampling technique was adopted to select the participants for the current study. A questionnaire was utilized to collect the responses of the respondents, having close-ended questions measured by using a 5-point Likert scale.  The finding of the study reveals that the majority of the researchers are not satisfied with the available research resources in the survey HEIs. Although, the financial strains abstain