Administrative Challenges in Hospitality Management Education

Kalargyrou, Valentini

doi:10.1080/10963758.2011.10697011

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“…The study found that the issue of identity struggle directly translates into shortcomings in competencies required by the industry, because most hospitality programs in FCS were unable to change the curriculum structure because of the lack of support for and understanding of hospitality education within the unit. In order to overcome such a dilemma, Kalargyrou (2011) suggested revising hospitality programs to be more research focused to take advantage of more grant and funding opportunities to make hospitality education "more academic" (p. 41). Yet the author expressed concern for losing other constituents vital to the field.…”

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“…Yet the variety of locations in which hospitality programs are housed within colleges presents different challenges (Sisson & Adams, 2013), resulting in a gap between what hospitality programs offer and the needs required by the industry. For example, Kalargyrou (2011) found that the issue of hospitality education being viewed as less academic than other colleges, and the issue of a lack of credibility and respect on campuses, presented a problem for some hospitality programs.…”

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“…Kalargyrou (2011) found that administrative challenge was more apparent when leadership came from a different discipline to lead a hospitality program. The administrators' lack of understanding about the nature of hospitality education may inhibit the performance and growth of the hospitality programs in their units.…”

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“…That is, students transferring from other schools and current students transferring from other majors represented a large portion of hospitality program enrollment. Kalargyrou (2011) found that administrative challenge was more apparent when hospitality program leadership came from different discipline. Administrators with no hospitality background and a lack of understanding about the nature of hospitality education may inhibit the performance and growth of the hospitality programs in their units.…”

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Hospitality Higher Education in Illinois: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities

Myung

2015

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education

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This study analyzed the current status of Illinois's hospitality higher education to identify issues, challenges, and opportunities with an insight into the expectations of hospitality students and faculty. The study identified several important issues, challenges, and opportunities for hospitality programs in Illinois. Issues and challenges included the identity struggle of hospitality programs, perception of home economics, curriculum, and administrative support. Opportunities were anticipated, including the location of the campus, the growth of graduate education, and demand for distance education. Implications of these findings are briefly discussed.

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Hospitality Higher Education in Illinois: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities

Myung

2015

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education

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“…Key challenges include dealing with faculty, budgetary and fiscal challenges, administrative management, curriculum and program development, increasing the diversity of faculty and students, and technological challenges. This study also notes the importance of the relationship between leadership skills and challenges, and the dynamics between the two concepts, while suggesting the importance for hospitality institutions to invest more fully in formally training their academic leadership [14].…”

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Hospitality Education in India: Issues and Challenges

Kumar¹

2018

J Hotel Bus Manage

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In the last two decades, tourism has been contributing 6% of world output, one in 15 jobs and 7% of capital investment. According to UNWTO, it can double its contribution to worlds output, increases job by 33% and capital investment can jump by 80%. India has a distinctive culture and way of life, there is amazing cultural diversity throughout the country. Every state has carved out its own cultural niche. Unlike other export industries, there is comparatively little investment needed for promoting tourism. The scope for its expansion is unlimited. It is an industry, a source of income, especially of foreign exchange and an exercise in national image building. Government of India felt the importance of hospitality education and under the umbrella of ministry of tourism set up IHMs and ITTMs. IHMs were set up to cater the manpower demand in the field of catering and hotels. Similarly, ITTMs were dealing with manpower requirement in travel and tourism. Values and culture are inculcated in normal Indian since childhood hence automatically becomes inbuilt component of hospitality education. This gives Indian hospitality graduates broader horizon towards the trade and opens scope of their employment globally. Institute-industry interface existed in form of industrial exposure and other short term training programs as part of curriculum. There is a need of educational and administrative reforms in hospitality institutes, teaching and research. Teacher's perks and pays are to be made comparable to other sector to attract better talent in hospitality education. There is lot of scope of research and projects on various aspects of hotels. There could be very innovative, meaningful and useful for society as well as Industry. So, Higher education and research bodies are required to recognize it as important and potential area for study. Accordingly, encouragement in form of financial-funding and support is the need of the hour. Secondary sourcesCombination of newspaper, magazines, internet, books, periodicals and journals are the secondary source.

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