PhD vs. PHD in Higher Education: Matters for Sustainable Development

Abstract

This chapter aims to connect educational philosophy and higher education to ensure sustainable development goals in Bangladesh. Our PhDians are synonymous with Pizza Hut deliverymen (PHD), an analogy showing the superficial and lack of academic rigor in the academic journey instead of being a true holder of philosophic sagacity in any given respective field construed under the prestigious prefix Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Based on the study and the autors' observational notes, in Bangladesh, programs frequently produce Pizza Hut deliverymen as a part of an academic or administrative ornament from the university by expending state money without concentrating on the knowledge domain. This study followed reflective ethnographic practice and the Pizza Hut deliverymen model for policy recommendations to achieve the SDGs for betterment in Bangladesh.