General Education for Omani students? development: Examination of foundation program contextual factors

This project addresses the issue of presence and implementation of General Education principles and standards intended for empowering our students and developing them as personalities in the foundation programs of Oman?s tertiary education institutions. Broadly speaking, it aims to obtain a comprehensive view about how General Education theories, approaches, models and practices are adopted in the context of the foundation programs. More specifically, it focuses on a variety of issues and context-specific internal factors related to General Education teaching, learning and outcomes, including infrastructure, facilities, strategies and rules, faculty, students, teaching methodology and pedagogy, that can inform decisions and help improve running of the foundation programs in Oman.