Factors Influencing Student Satisfaction in Universities in the Gulf Region: Does Gender of Students Matter?
ARTICLE
Sanjai K. Parahoo, Heather L. Harvey, Rana M. Tamim
Journal of Marketing for Higher Education Volume 23, Number 2, ISSN 0884-1241
Abstract
While various research studies have focused on antecedents and consequences of student satisfaction, few studies have done so in the Gulf region. The objective of the present study was therefore to design and empirically examine a model of student satisfaction in a private university in the Gulf region that operates in a high-technology-enabled environment. Based on a literature review and conducted focus groups, draft measures for the study constructs were developed. Data were collected from 217 students and an exploratory factor analysis identified 6 factors that potentially influenced satisfaction. After scale development, multiple regression analysis was used to test the research questions. It was found that the two genders displayed a difference in the factors influencing their satisfaction. For female students, only reputation (beta?=0.499, p?<?0.01) was significant, while for male students, both reputation (beta?=?0.763, p?<?0.01) and perceived faculty academic competence (beta?=?0.301, p?<?0.01) were significant. Various theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.
Citation
Parahoo, S.K., Harvey, H.L. & Tamim, R.M. (2013). Factors Influencing Student Satisfaction in Universities in the Gulf Region: Does Gender of Students Matter?. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 23(2), 135-154. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/152680/.
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Keywords
- College Faculty
- College Students
- Comparative Analysis
- Competition
- computer mediated communication
- Correlation
- Demography
- Factor Analysis
- focus groups
- Foreign Countries
- Gender
- gender differences
- Interpersonal Relationship
- Multiple Regression Analysis
- Predictor Variables
- Private Colleges
- Questionnaires
- Reliability
- Reputation
- Satisfaction
- Student Recruitment
- Technology Uses in Education
- Validity