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Title

Interpreting transnational education standards: the locus of control

Author(s)

Yeo, Shelley;  Ling, Peter;  Mazzolini, Margaret;  Giridharan, Beena;  Goerke, Veronica;  Hall, David;  Lueckenhausen, Gillian

Abstract

Under 'National Protocols' established for higher education Australian universities are required to meet a consistent set of standards 'regardless of whether its higher education students are located in Australia or offshore.' (MCEETYA, 2007, p.2). In this context we report in this paper approaches to curriculum and assessment decisionmaking encountered in an investigation of transnational education and internationalisation. The investigation is a component of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) project 'Learning without borders: Linking development of transnational leadership roles to international and cross-cultural teaching excellence'; a project conducted by Curtin University and Swinburne University of Technology in Australia and in Sarawak. Meeting the same criteria specified in the National Protocols onshore and offshore can be and is addressed in different ways, even within the same higher education institution. In this paper we distinguish four approaches to curriculum decision-making designed to ensure the same standards are met. These may be styled: (a) home campus curriculum control, (b) limited branch campus learning, teaching and assessment contextualisation, (c) substantial branch campus learning, teaching and assessment contribution constrained by a requirement to attain the same learning outcomes, and (d) branch campus curriculum design. The locus of control varies between these approaches with implications for both the student experience and the professional experience and responsibilities of staff.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology

Source

Proceedings of 'Demonstrating Quality', the Australian Quality Forum 2011 (AuQF2011), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 June-01 July 2011, pp. 151-157

Publication year

2011

Keyword(s)

Curriculum;  Higher education;  National Protocols;  Offshore campuses;  Quality control;  Transnational education

Publisher

Australian Universities Quality Agency

ISSN

1446-4268 (series ISSN)

ISBN

9781921561689, 1921561688

Publisher URL

http://www.teqsa.gov.au/

Copyright

Copyright © 2011 by the authors. All rights reserved. Published version reproduced here with the kind permission of the publisher.

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