Expatriate academics and transnational teaching: the need for quality assurance and quality enhancement to go hand in hand |
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| Authors: | Antonia M Lamers-Reeuwijk Wilfried F Admiraal Roeland M van der Rijst |
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| Institution: | 1. ICLON, Leiden University Leiden, the Netherlandsaa.m.lamers@iclon.leidenuniv.nl https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7940-8065;3. ICLON, Leiden University Leiden, the Netherlandshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-3420;4. ICLON, Leiden University Leiden, the Netherlandshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6749-8283 |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTIn the past two decades, transnational education has been increasing and so has the need for staff to teach on these programmes. This study sought the views of non-Anglophone expatriate academics teaching transnationally in Oman by means of a survey and follow-up interviews. It highlights the challenges that they face in a teaching and learning environment that is academically and culturally new to them. These challenges relate mostly to the students, as they need extensive structured guidance, and to maintaining programme quality in meeting the learning outcomes, particularly critical thinking and writing in English. Teaching adaptation and quality assurance were less challenging. Findings indicate that for a more enhanced teaching and learning environment, both the provider and host institution need to continuously invest in face-to-face professional development addressing the challenges expatriate academics experience, and that the sole focus on quality assurance by provider universities is not sufficient to create this. |
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| Keywords: | Expatriate academics transnational education quality teaching challenges Oman |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7940-8065;3. ICLON, Leiden University Leiden, the Netherlands