title: Review of transnational nursing education programme curricula: process, findings, and recommendations.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The University of Wollongong (UOW) delivers two Transnational International Programmes (TNEP) in Hong Kong (HK): a 1-year undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) degree and a 2-year postgraduate Master of Nursing degree. A curriculum review of these programmes has been undertaken to ensure the quality of the programme remains consistently high and competitive in an international environment.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the Curriculum Review Project was to utilise the experience of expert academic staff to review the TNEP curricula delivered by an Australian University in Hong Kong (HK) to ensure it met contemporary needs of students, the university, and the Hong Kong Authority.
  
  
  METHODS
  The curriculum review projects followed a qualitative research methodology. Thematic analysis was undertaken utilising Braun and Clarke's six-phase method (2006), as this method facilitated an inductive semantic approach where themes are strongly linked to the data and sourced from the explicit meaning of the discourse within the interview (Braun and Clarke, 2006).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, there were 6 participants who were all permanent academic staff members within the School of Nursing at the UOW. The results of this project have been reported within a strengths, weaknesses, opportunity, and threats (SWOT) framework. Participants recognised the value and challenges to both individual students and the broader nursing profession in HK. Overall, there was a perception that being involved as an academic staff member in a TNEP developed both their subject knowledge and teaching skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This project has demonstrated that the TNEP makes an important contribution to the nursing profession in HK, while also facilitating the growth and development of academic staff at UOW.
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mackay
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joyce-McCoach
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Moira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cutler
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong and St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Ritin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Terry J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Froggatt
authors.affiliation: Central Queensland University, North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Leeanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Lorna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moxham
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Traynor
authors.affiliation: University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D064700:Nurses, International / Q000193:education*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation
keywords: Curriculum; Education; Evaluation; Internationalisation; Nursing; Offshore; Transnational