Developing Guidelines for the Internationalisation of Education Programmes from Sojourners’ Experience using Merriam’s (2009) two-level Analysis.

Membangunkan Garis Panduan untuk Program Pengantarabangsaan Pendidikan melalui Pengalaman Pelajar Pelawat menggunakan Analisis 2 Peringkat Merriam (2009)

Authors

  • Normazla Ahmad Mahir
  • Noor Saazai Mat Saad
  • Hazlina Abdullah
  • Norhana Abdullah
  • Norhaili Massari
  • Zarina Ashikin Zakaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33102/sainsinsani.vol6no1.265

Keywords:

Credit Transfer Programme, Internationalisation of Education (ILe), Merriam's two level Analysis, Learning Journal Entries

Abstract

This study was an impetus from the experiences of two Malaysian students who embarked on a credit transfer programme to Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, Indonesia. The programme was to uphold the Internationalisation of Education (ILe) as proposed by a public university in Malaysia. The aim of the study was to explicate the successes and challenges that the students had endeavoured during the programme for 6 months.  The methods employed were document analysis and interview.  The data were collected via learning journal entries which the students submitted through email to be compiled by the researchers as well as their final report which was submitted at the end of the programme. In order to triangulate the data, they were then interviewed once they came back to Malaysia. The data from both methods were analysed thematically following Merriam’s (2009) two-level analysis.  Four themes emerged from the data – experiences, public relations, independence and communication skills.  Each of the theme details both successes and challenges. These findings provide input for a draft of guidelines for any faculty or university to conduct a credit transfer programme in the future.

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Ahmad Mahir, N., Mat Saad, N. S., Abdullah, H., Abdullah, N., Massari, N. ., & Zakaria, Z. A. (2021). Developing Guidelines for the Internationalisation of Education Programmes from Sojourners’ Experience using Merriam’s (2009) two-level Analysis. : Membangunkan Garis Panduan untuk Program Pengantarabangsaan Pendidikan melalui Pengalaman Pelajar Pelawat menggunakan Analisis 2 Peringkat Merriam (2009) . Sains Insani, 6(1), 144-149. https://doi.org/10.33102/sainsinsani.vol6no1.265
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