Disparate learning styles of hospitality students, professors and managers

Learning Styles of Post-Secondary Vocational Education Students and Hotel Managers in The Bahamas

“…No convergers were identified in this study, however, and the predominant learning style for Bahamian hotel general managers was diverger. When the classification results for students in this study were compared to students in studies by Berger (1983), Heitmeyer andThomas (1990), andPaulson et al (1989), there were similarities. Like the majority of the students in this study who were divergers, the majority of students in the previous studies also had a diverger learning st^de.…”

“…Results appear similar in some cases, while in other cases they vary sharply (Figure 2). When comparing hospitality managers in this study with those of Hsu (1989) and Berger (1983), crosstabulations Indicated that the majority of the managers in these previous studies were convergers. No convergers were identified in this study, however, and the predominant learning style for Bahamian hotel general managers was diverger.…”

“…Berger (1983) conducted a study using three groups: students, faculty in a four-year hospitality management program at Cornell University, and managers currently working in the industry who were graduates of the program. Scores were obtained for four learning skills (traits) using Kolb's (1980) The scores from Berger s study were used to characterize each subject as possessing one of Kolb's four learning styles-converger, diverger, assimilator, or accommodator.…”

How Do Hospitality and Tourism Undergraduate Students Learn? From a Perspective of Learning Styles

“…Using Kolb's LSI, Berger (1983) contended that occupations, gender, and academic performance are characteristics that differentiate among individuals' learning styles. Through chi-square test, the learning styles are significantly different among the students, educators, and managers (Berger, 1983).…”

“…For human resource development, understanding personal style profiling can improve employee achievement in training programs and increase training efficiency (Buch & Bartley, 2002;Sadler-Smith, 1996). In addition, comprehending individual learning style will enable practitioners to utilize their own strengths and improve their weaknesses for attaining effective work performance (Berger, 1983;Sadler-Smith, 1996).…”