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Quality assurance in the domestic third-party arrangement in Australia

International journal of educational management, 2021-05, Vol.35 (4), p.866-878 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Emerald Publishing Limited ;Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 ;ISSN: 0951-354X ;EISSN: 1758-6518 ;DOI: 10.1108/IJEM-04-2020-0173

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  • Title:
    Quality assurance in the domestic third-party arrangement in Australia
  • Author: Shah, Mahsood ; Lim, Choon Boey
  • Subjects: Accreditation ; Annual reports ; Art Education ; Central business districts ; College campuses ; College Faculty ; Colleges & universities ; COVID-19 ; Education policy ; Educational partnerships ; Educational Quality ; Faculty Development ; Foreign Countries ; Foreign Students ; Funding ; Graduate Students ; Higher education ; Institutional Characteristics ; Institutional Cooperation ; International Education ; Learning ; Metropolitan Areas ; Quality Assurance ; Quality control ; Quality of education ; Teacher Attitudes ; Teacher Orientation ; Third party ; Universities
  • Is Part Of: International journal of educational management, 2021-05, Vol.35 (4), p.866-878
  • Description: PurposeThird-party arrangements where a university offers its degrees in collaboration with another institution are not a new phenomenon, particularly when the third-party arrangements occur in the form of a cross-border education (or widely known as transnational education). Drawing on a critical review of the literature available on quality assurance of domestic third-party arrangements and through the use of interviews with the sessional teaching staff, the paper offers theoretical as well as practical views on the domestic third-party arrangement and seeks to inform key stakeholders in the academic management of such collaboration.Design/methodology/approachThe study was undertaken with 40 sessional academics who are involved in teaching postgraduate courses at several third-party education providers and universities with metropolitan campuses in Australia. Focus group interviews were conducted with 8–10 participants in each group. The qualitative study included seven open-ended questions. Each focus group interview was between 45–60 minutes.FindingsThe study found 11 universities in Australia offering courses in third-party arrangement with a focus on international students. Online third-party arrangement is also gaining momentum. The study found the following areas that require attention: induction and professional development, quality assurance arrangements, maintenance of standards, adequacy of resources and infrastructure and risk related to academic quality.Research limitations/implicationsLimited study has been conducted on third-party arrangements where a university, usually located far from the city vicinity, works in a collaborative mode with another institution, primarily a private institution, to offer degrees at metropolitan city areas in the same country. Further research is needed with a large number of participants.Originality/valueThe study is undertaken for the first time in Australia. No research has been undertaken on the growth and quality assurance of a third-party arrangement in Australia and other developed countries. The study involves the engagement of the sessional academic staff.
  • Publisher: Bradford: Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0951-354X
    EISSN: 1758-6518
    DOI: 10.1108/IJEM-04-2020-0173
  • Source: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
    ProQuest Central
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