Academic problems faced by foundation year students in some private higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman

Ahmed, Al-hadhrami; Laila, Al Abri; Hamad, Al-ghafri; Masoud, Al-hadhrami

مجلة المنظومة الرياضية
Volume 13, Numéro 2, Pages 16-33
2026-09-05

Academic Problems Faced By Foundation Year Students In Some Private Higher Education Institutions In The Sultanate Of Oman

Authors : Ahmed Al-hadhrami . Laila Al Abri . Hamad Al-ghafri . Masoud Al-hadhrami .

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the academic problems confronting the foundational year students in some of private institutions of higher education in Oman. The descriptive approach was applied through developing a questionnaire, and then distributed to a sample of (481)male and female students enrolling the first academic year (the foundational year) within three higher education institutions (A’Sharqiyah University, Al- Buraimi University, and Mazoon College). Results showed that the most significant academic problems were those related to organizational and administrative aspects, where these problems ranked with varying scores. The organizational problems ranked the first, with high score; the problems related to the curriculum ranked the second, with medium score; those related to academic staff ranked the third, also with medium score, finally, the lowest rank went to teaching skills, with medium score. Moreover, results revealed that there are statistically significant differences regarding the academic problems attributed to the education institution variable, while there was not any statistically significant differences according to gender variable. The results of analysis showed no statistically significant impact of integration of both variables (the education institution and gender). Study stressed the need of setting effective training programs for both the academics and students, through which the academic environment could be organized