Ensuring Quality of Offshore Programmes: Views and Expectations of Key Stakeholders in Oman

Autor/inn/en	Cheng, Ming; Al Shukaili, Jokha
Titel	Ensuring Quality of Offshore Programmes: Views and Expectations of Key Stakeholders in Oman
Quelle	In: Quality in Higher Education, 28 (2022) 3, S.289-307 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cheng, Ming)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1353-8322
DOI	10.1080/13538322.2021.2024273
Schlagwörter	Multicampus Colleges; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Distance Education; Higher Education; Educational Quality; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Student Experience; Stakeholders; Attitudes; Private Education; Quality Assurance; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Globales Denken; Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Studienerfahrung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Privatunterricht; Qualitätssicherung
Abstract	Developing offshore programmes provided by private higher education institutions through affiliation agreements with international university partners is a key strategy to assure the quality of programmes in the Sultanate of Oman. However, there is limited research on these programmes from the perspectives of Ministry of Higher Education officials, managers, academics and students of private higher education institutions. This study uses gap analysis to explore these key stakeholders' expectations and perceptions of the quality of offshore programmes in Oman. It reveals that dependence on International University Partners to monitor their offshore programmes compromises quality because local academics have limited involvement in developing programmes and students get limited feedback on their coursework. Students' lack of English proficiency also makes them struggle with offshore programme requirements. Key stakeholders argue for embedding Omani cultural values in the offshore programmes without compromising their academic qualification credentials and enhancing students' learning experience to become global citizens. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01