Why Students Choose a Hospitality and Tourism Program: A Pilot Study of U.S. Undergraduate Students

Lee, Myong Jae; Olds, David A.; Brasier, Allan R.

doi:10.1080/10963758.2010.10696981

Cited by 34 publications

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“…Numerous research studies attempted to ascertain students' motivation to choose a hospitality and tourism major (Bushell, Prosser, Faulkner, & Jafari, 2001;Chatfield, Lee, & Chatfield, 2012;Huyton, 1997;Kim, Guo, Wang, & Agrusa, 2007;Lee, Kim, & Lo, 2008;Lee, Olds, & Lee, 2010;O'Mahony, McWilliams, & Whitelaw, 2001;Purcell & Quinn, 1996;Zhao, 1991). Students choose a college that offers courses they want to take.…”

Section: Reputation Of Program/collegementioning

confidence: 99%

A Multivariate Repeated Measure Analysis of Importance and Performance on College Choice:A Case Study of UNLV Hotel College Students

Lee

Chatfield

2015

Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism

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The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between student's importance of college choice and their satisfaction of school's performance of the choice factors between three different resident levels: in-state, out-of-state, and international students. This study first identified five factors of college choice, using factor analysis. Second, students' perceived importance and their satisfaction of school's performance on the five factors were measured across the three groups, employing a multivariate repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA). Last, the results were compared with importance-performance analysis (IPA) to verify the findings. The study revealed significant differences on the factors between importance and performance among the three groups through interaction, main, and simple effects. The current research suggests a repeated measure of ANOVA as an alternative IPA to understand the differences between importance and performance among different groups. This case study provides college recruiters with detailed insights to attract potential students not only domestically but also internationally.

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Section: Reputation Of Program/collegementioning

confidence: 99%

A Multivariate Repeated Measure Analysis of Importance and Performance on College Choice:A Case Study of UNLV Hotel College Students

Lee

Chatfield

2015

Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism

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“…A checklist was developed for the desk research by examining both a literature review and website documents of various educational consultancy companies within the scope of the comparison. There are several academic studies on topics such as How to choose a college or a university, Factors behind university students choosing an international higher education institution, and Factors on choosing a THM program in particular (Drewes & Michael, 2006;Lee et al, 2013;O'Mahony et al, 2001;Pyvis & Chapman, 2007;Riley et al, 2002;Tribe, 2005a;Tribe, 2005b;Wang et al, 2010). Pyvis and Chapman (2007) found out that some of the factors triggering the choice of one program over others included cost, personal interest, program resources, reputation of the university, and comparisons made on the syllabi.…”

Section: Research Instrumentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marketing tourism and hotel management schools in the context of higher education globalization and student mobility through improved curriculum and industrial training offerings

Collins

Songur

Doğan

2021

JGER

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Recent research from international statistics indicate an important flow of student mobility all over the world, creating a need to provide comprehensive information regarding educational institutions involved in the process. This study examines and compares tourism and hotel management (THM) programs at different levels, including the nature of programs offered, their curriculum, and internship components. A particular focus was given to the industrial training requirement as a core component of THM programs. Results showed both similarities and differences worldwide within the framework of the institutions compared. The findings may help all stakeholders in the education systems, including professionals, educators, students, and decision-makers alike.

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“…A factor analysis of US students' motivations to study HTM revealed six main motives: self-actualization, employment opportunity, field attractiveness, foreign experience, external influence, and ease of study (Lee, Olds, & Lee, 2013). Mohammad and Alsaleh (2013) applied a factor analysis of student motivations to study hospitality and tourism programmes, and the results show that social status, job opportunities, modern and attractive major, specific interest, ease of study and dream fulfillment are important influencing factors for students to study tourism.…”

Section: Students' Motives For Studying Tourism and Hospitality Programmementioning

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Students' perspective of internship in vocational higher education

Vukić¹,

Kuzmanovic

Vukić³

2020

Manage: J. Sustainable Bus. Manage, Solutions Emerging Econ.

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Research Question: This study aims to determine students’ satisfaction, experience and attitude toward internship in hospitality higher education. Motivation: Work integrated learning in the system of vocational higher education should enable young people, who have acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, to increase their employability, develop expertise through the process of socialization in the workplace, as well as to develop work habits and have a better understanding of the work culture. According to Hussien and La Lopa (2018), well-organized internship with detailed feedback, flexible working hours, adequate institutional support, and the ability to acquire a diverse range of skills, can increase satisfaction of all stakeholders. Idea: The main idea is to examine students’ experience, attitudes and satisfaction with internship, in order to propose practical implications for internship improvement. Data: The data were collected by means of a questionnaire during the summer term of 2017/18 academic year. The survey involved 189 students of The College of Hotel Management. Tools: Collected data were analysed and interpreted using some descriptive statistics techniques, as well as non-parametric tests such as Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis H Test and Spearman's Rho. Findings: A vast majority of students were given employment opportunities during internship, which has increased their satisfaction. Gastronomy and hospitality students most often worked in the profession, while junior and senior students find the curriculum to a lesser extent consistent with the internship program. Students were most satisfied with the mentor’s objectivity in the assessment, and least satisfied with the school support during internship. Student satisfaction is also affected by better alignment of theory and practice, adequately rewarding overtime and doing the job for which they have been trained. Contribution: This study contributes to the identification and understanding of factors affecting satisfaction of hospitality students with internship and proposes measures to better internship organization.

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Why Students Choose a Hospitality and Tourism Program: A Pilot Study of U.S. Undergraduate Students

Cited by 34 publications

References 14 publications

A Multivariate Repeated Measure Analysis of Importance and Performance on College Choice:A Case Study of UNLV Hotel College Students

A Multivariate Repeated Measure Analysis of Importance and Performance on College Choice:A Case Study of UNLV Hotel College Students

Marketing tourism and hotel management schools in the context of higher education globalization and student mobility through improved curriculum and industrial training offerings

Students' perspective of internship in vocational higher education

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