Rahimi:

I am taking poverty to mean that the university instructor's remuneration package to be inadequate to afford the instructor a decent standard of living and working that includes attending conferences and workshops both at home and abroad as well as being able to purchase updated materials and publish in related journals in his or her field. The latter can undermine the instructor's academic achievements by not being exposed to cross cultural and intellectual knowledge and experiences, the instructor may not be able to keep abreast of current practices and research in his or her field, and by extension, not be able to contribute in a meaningful way to growing knowledge in his or her field. The latter limitation is then passed on to the student, who upon completion of the course rates the instructor as fair or poor, which impacts negatively on the instructor's assessment for promotion. Further, most higher education classrooms (F2F and online) are diverse with students of different races and backgrounds. If the instructor is not culturally competent, he/she may subject students cultural insensitivity (see attached links) unintentionally, which again impact both students and instructor negatively. 

Many thanks,

Debra

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Thanks Debra and Harshardhan,

As Debra rightly pointed out,  instructors may not be able to keep abreast of current practices and research in his or her field,

and as harshvardhan properly stated,  poverty and job insecurity can negatively influence  assessment and  promotion procedures. 

Thanks Debra and Harshardhan,

As Debra rightly pointed out,  instructors may not be able to keep abreast of current practices and research in his or her field,

and as harshvardhan properly stated,  poverty and job insecurity can negatively influence  assessment and  promotion procedures. 

Dear Rahimi, this is a problem that some of us face, especially if we are in poor developing countries, or the system is such that a PhD is paid the salary of a teacher with a Bachelor degree.  A low pay will surely have some effect on the motivation and achievements of the university lecturer in his/her teaching and research.  In certain places, teachers need 2 jobs to support themselves and their families.  This directly affects time available for students.  University students will decide that it's far better to work elsewhere than in teaching and research.  (Even school students are quick to decide that teaching is not paying well, and it's far better to equip oneself with entrepreneur skills although that too wouldn't be easy or secure.  Thanks.)

Dear Miranda,

We see eye to eye on the deleterious repercussions of  teachers' poverty with respect to students' attitude towards the value of education , this unfortunate state of affairs to leads to marketization of education,  frustration and teacher burnout.

It is taken for granted that the situation is more serious in third  world countries with a surfeit of financial difficulties and a paucity  of discipline, organizational accountability and economic support for teachers and and students alike. 

yes Arthur , little  egalitarianism in education , elitism and inequality will indubitably ensue. 

Education is costly one. Poverty definitely affect the performance.