This study aims at exploring and examining the causes of teacher's favoritism and its effects on the university students. Quantitative tools are applied to collect data for the study and to check its reliability. The results of the data reveal that the teachers favor the students on the basis of gender, race, area, similar political ideology and family/blood relation. The study also indicates that a teacher's favoritism in the class affects boldness, mutual trust and respects between students and teacher which results in the student's struggle for favoritism instead of studies and academic achievements. Moreover, the students may opt for leaving the institute in which favoritism exists. The study also shows that both male and female students have the same opinions regarding different factors and effects of favoritism. The study concludes that the students' flair, potential, abilities and academic achievements should be emphasized as essential criteria for testing and evaluating the students' academic performance. It will, further, compel the students to focus on their studies, rather than on gaining teacher's favor.
Keywords : Teacherâs Favoritism, Causes, Effects, Semester System, University Students
Authored by :
(1) Amjid Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Dost Muhammad Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Mujeeb Hussain
PhD Scholar (Statistics), Department of Statistics Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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