Electronic Resource
Bingley
:
Emerald
International journal of contemporary hospitality management
9 (1997), S. 124-127
ISSN:
0959-6119
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Relatively little is known about basic educational goals and preferences among prospective hospitality/tourism industry employees. Relationships between hospitality/tourism career preferences and educational expectations have generally not been explored among this important group of people. Hospitality/ tourism job application letters prepared by 319 Australian secondary school students have been examined, together with a range of educational and teaching values so as to explore the learning and skilling aspirations of a sample of prospective hospitality industry employees. Problem-solving emerged as the most favoured skill to be derived from the educational process. Those prospective hospitality/tourism industry employees more likely to advance their candidature by mentioning qualifications as well as personal and vocational attributes were also more mindful of the benefits of problem-solving both within their present studies and also later in their professional life. The implications of these findings for hospitality/tourism as well as for prospective employees are examined.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09596119710164669
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