Beyond the classroom: student employability and intention to stay in the hospitality industry

Gibbs, Latoya; Slevitch, Lisa

doi:10.1080/15313220.2019.1635974

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“…Higher education has evolved to be more accessible to everyone, which means more people are getting an education and that should lead to better job opportunities. This leads to the development of human capital, where through higher education it would enable people to have the appropriate set of skills according to different careers [16]. It is vital for HEIs to keep up with relevance of knowledge, identify skills gap and create new programmes that can cater to the ever-changing economic demands.…”

Section: Role Of Heismentioning

confidence: 99%

A Case Study on the Development of Soft Skills among TESL Graduates in a University

Noah¹,

Aziz²

2020

ujer

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Graduates of higher education institutions (HEIs) should not only graduate with hard skills but also soft skills. Therefore, it is the responsibility of HEIs as platforms to provide sufficient holistic skills to their graduates so they may perform well at their future workplace. Despite that, graduates are still deemed lacking when it comes to soft skills. The same goes for trainee teachers, as having soft skills is a pertinent aspect as future educators, even for Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) graduates. This paper aims to discuss the role of HEIs in developing soft skills of their TESL graduates. This study applied a mixed methodology via questionnaires and interviews to investigate the respondents' soft skills development which are, (a) critical thinking and problem-solving skills, (b) entrepreneurial skills and (c) moral and professional ethics based on their TESL program. The research findings showed that the respondents perceived the program generally to sufficiently develop their critical thinking and problem solving, entrepreneurship and moral and professional ethics skills as an outcome from the TESL program. However, improvements could be made to the TESL program in order to enhance their development of soft skills so to further improve the quality of teaching and learning and also aid employability. The findings are believed to be useful for future curriculum development of TESL programs in HEIs to consider the ongoing needs of stakeholders like schools when redesigning the curriculum of Teacher Education program.

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Section: Role Of Heismentioning

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A Case Study on the Development of Soft Skills among TESL Graduates in a University

Noah¹,

Aziz²

2020

ujer

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“…A year later, the keywords "hospitality industry, education, tourism, and perception" were used most frequently (Bury and Oka, 2017;Hemmington and Gibbons, 2017;Wan et all., 2017;Jiang and Alexakis, 2017;Mahfud, Jati, and Mulyani, 2017;Morosan, Dawson, and Whalen 2017). "Hospitality, satisfaction, hospitality students" are the most common buzzwords in 2018 (Angel Fernandez-Gamez et all., 2018;Chen, Shen, and Gosling, 2018;Leung, Wen, and Jiang, 2018;Mottier and Marshall, 2018;Wen et all, 2018;Xu, Van Hoof, and Martinez, 2018;Katunian and Zirnele, 2018), and the last observed period was characterized by the use of the keywords "performance, employees and students" (Chon and Zoltan, 2019;Frawley, Goh, and Law, 2019;Gibbs and Slevitch, 2019;Guillet et al, 2019;Takacs, Vaduva, and Miklo, 2019;Wen, Li, and Kwon, 2019). The results of this research are interesting in the context of a comparison with the research on hospitality and tourism education conducted by Kim and Jeong in 2017.…”

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“…note that between 2005 and 2014, research in hospitality and tourism education has mainly focused on the following topics: Teaching and learning, student development, curriculum and program, education environment, and faculty development. In more recent research, the focus of analyzes has moved towards examining the impact of education on students' perceptions of hospitality careers Bury and Oka, 2017;Brown et al, 2015 ), the relationship between education and motivation (Chen et al, 2018;Gibbs and Slevitch, 2019;Iorgulescu and Tapescu Alina, 2016), the importance of skills and competencies (Singh and Jaykumar, 2019;Katunian and Zirnele, 2018;Mahfud et al, 2017 ). It can be concluded that the earlier focus of research on education, programs, and teaching methods in the new research is shifting to students, their motivation, skills, and competencies.…”

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The Role of Education in the Hospitality Industry – Literature Review

Ivančić¹,

Ažić²,

Badurina³

2023

Tourism and Hospitality Industry

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Purpose - Developing the skills and competencies of employees through education and training is paramount to any business system. In tourism, especially in the hospitality industry, this is particularly important because of the special dynamics of the business, the variability of the environment, and the availability of labor. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and analyze research on education in the hospitality industry in the past decade (2012-2022). Design /Methodology - To create a systematic literature review, the authors analyzed articles indexed in the Web of Science database (Web of Science Core Collection). Based on a keyword search and content analysis, 138 research articles published in leading tourism and hospitality journals were identified as relevant to this study. Approach - The analysis of articles and conference proceedings followed a multi-step process. After selecting the relevant articles, two programs were used for further research. For citation and co-authorship analysis, the program Clarivate, and for co-authorship by country elements and cooccurrence analysis, the program VOSviewer. Findings - The findings of the paper provide an overview of education in the field of the hospitality industry and track the evolution of hospitality education over time. The paper identifies new areas of research in hospitality education. Originality of the research/Contribution - The contribution of the paper is a systematic literature review of hospitality education. The paper provides analysis of trends in current scientific research and defines under-researched segments of hospitality education.

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“…In the post-pandemic era, when the education sector has gone through a teaching gap, institution closures, emotional and financial distress in students, and disabled learning processes, only teachers with effective professional abilities (cognitive & physical abilities) can guide the students toward professionalism and develop employability. These results are supported by Gibbs and Slevitch (2019), which highlights that to develop employability to be fit in practical professional life, students need to develop abilities like active listening, communication skills, leadership, analytical skills, decision making, time management, and problem-solving skills, and so forth. When teachers have the abilities to understand the subject, catch student concentration, have effective communication, and build teamwork, the students can develop the above-mentioned abilities and employability even in the post-pandemic era.…”

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confidence: 71%

A research on mix‐teaching method: Characteristics of employment education teachers on employability of students in Chinese institutions

Wen,

Qing

2024

Psychology in the Schools

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Student employability (SE) is the foremost requirement for current university, especially in the current pandemic situation that business and industry enterprises require more capable employees to survive in a highly uncertain world. There are several characteristics of the teachers such as personalities and ability to use innovative technologies which influences the employability of the students in Chinese universities. Thus, this study investigates the impact of employment education teachers' qualities, such as personalities and the capacity to use new technologies, on SE in Chinese universities, with a particular emphasis on the moderating function of mix‐teaching methods. The research has employed the questionnaires to gather the data from the chosen respondents. The article also applied the smart‐PLS to test the hypotheses of the study. The results revealed that the employment education teachers' characteristics have a positive nexus with SE in Chinese universities. The research clearly shows that the mix‐teaching technique considerably partially mediates the features of employment education teachers and SE in Chinese universities. This research will aid policymakers in implementing guidelines aimed at increasing SE.

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Beyond the classroom: student employability and intention to stay in the hospitality industry

Cited by 9 publications

References 60 publications

A Case Study on the Development of Soft Skills among TESL Graduates in a University

A Case Study on the Development of Soft Skills among TESL Graduates in a University

The Role of Education in the Hospitality Industry – Literature Review

A research on mix‐teaching method: Characteristics of employment education teachers on employability of students in Chinese institutions

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