The Extent of Fulfilling Total Quality Standards by Applied Sciences Colleges in the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Light of the National Strategy of Education 2040 in the Sultanate Of Oman.
Keywords:
Total Quality Management, Colleges of Applied Sciences, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, National Education Strategy for Vision 2040, Sultanate of OmanAbstract
Abstract
The study aims to identify the extent to which the applied colleges at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences meet the comprehensive quality standards in light of the national education strategy for the 2040 Vision in the Sultanate of Oman. To do this, the researchers used the descriptive approach. They used a questionnaire as a tool for data collection that was applied to (237) administrators, academics, and support functions. The study found that the extent to which the applied colleges at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences meet the comprehensive quality standards in the light of the National Education Strategy 2040 in the Sultanate of Oman recorded a high range. The study also found that there are no statistically significant differences in terms of gender and job title for the estimation of the study sample members and the extent to which the applied colleges at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences meet the comprehensive quality standards in the light of the National Education Strategy 2040 in the Sultanate of Oman. In light of the findings, the study recommended the necessary need for the presidency of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences to continue to work with comprehensive quality standards in various college departments to obtain academic accreditation.