Factors affecting higher education demand in India: an interpretive review Online publication date: Thu, 04-Feb-2021
by Jan e Alam
J. for Global Business Advancement (JGBA), Vol. 13, No. 5, 2020
Abstract: India's higher education system is vast, diverse, complex, and experiencing growing demand which is influenced by multifarious factors. This study identifies 10 factors influencing this demand from literature review and expert opinion and develops a conceptual framework through modified total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) to interpret significant causal and hierarchical linkages. Although the findings indicate all identified factors to be critical, the variables family educational background and globalisation are found to have the most influence on higher education demand in India. The study also reveals several links that are not clearly visible using plain observation. The study breaks fresh ground considering that the existing literature has investigated the subject at the institutional or sectoral level, while this study examines it at the national level. The study provides fresh insights into the interrelationships of these factors while untangling the logic behind their linkages. The results are of value to policy planners and scholars alike.
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