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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no8.323

Assessing Students' Satisfaction in Public Universities in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study  

RAHMAN, S.M. Mahbubur (Department of Business Administration (DBA), Noakhali Science and Technology University)
MIA, Md. Shahin (School of Economics, Finance and Banking (SEFB), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM))
AHMED, Ferdoushi (Faculty of Economics, Prince of Songkla University (PSU))
THONGRAK, Sutonya (Faculty of Economics, Prince of Songkla University (PSU))
KIATPATHOMCHAI, Sirirat (Faculty of Economics, Prince of Songkla University (PSU))
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.8, 2020 , pp. 323-332 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to examine the level of students' satisfaction toward the services (i.e. accommodation facilities, transportation facilities, and recreation and sports facilities) provided by the public universities in Bangladesh. The study also aims to identify the major service factors that influence students' satisfaction in public universities in the country. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at six public universities to obtain primary data. A standardized questionnaire was distributed to a total of 500 randomly selected students to collect the data. Several statistical tools, namely, reliability analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed that recreation and sports facilities have the strongest impact on students' satisfaction in the public universities in Bangladesh. Transportation facilities also have positive and significant impact on student's satisfaction. However, the study found a negative correlation between accommodation facilities and students' satisfaction indicating that students are not satisfied with the accommodation facilities provided by the public universities. The findings of this study provide an insight about students' satisfaction that might be useful to authorities of the public universities and other higher educational institutions in designing policies for various services and facilities to be provided to their students.
Keywords
Student Satisfaction; Public University; Service Quality; Bangladesh;
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