Abstract: This paper is based on a research study that was done to find out students’ opinions about their satisfaction with lecturers at a private university in Malawi. The research used a qualitative approach through semi structured interviews with senior students at the university. Additional information was collected through a review of institutional documents at the university. The study has found that the university has inadequate teachers to effectively carry out their teaching duties and that some of the teachers do not have the necessary qualifications to teach at university level. It has also been established that most of the teachers at this university are part time. All the three findings above do not augur well with the need to provide quality university education. Therefore there is need for the university and other private universities in Malawi to do something to raise the quality of teaching by among other things employing adequate and well qualified staff.
Keywords: Malawi; quality; University of Malawi; National Council for Higher Education.
Title: Student Satisfaction with University Lecturers in Malawi: A Case Study of a Private University
Author: Masauko Msiska
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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