Article 2013

Hospitality education in China: A student career-oriented perspective

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
Journal · Vol. 12 · Issue 1 · pp. 109-117
Abstract

Hospitality and tourism management programmes are one of the rapidly developing subject areas in Chinese universities. With the rapid growth of the hospitality industry, increasing numbers of high-ranking research-based universities are now offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in hospitality management. However, hospitality education development is a typical example of the imbalance between supply and demand of hospitality graduates from Chinese universities. Using a case from South China University of Technology, this paper first analyses current hospitality programmes in China, and then makes suggestions for solving current problems and addressing future development of hospitality education in China. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Internship curriculum design China Hospitality education

Index Keywords

Author Affiliations
School of Economics and Commerce, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
School of Business, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Funding & Acknowledgements
No funding information
References 10 References
1 Barron, Paul E., Education and talent management: Implications for the hospitality industry, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 20, 7, pp. 730-742, (2008)
2 New York Ny Haworth Hospitality Press, (1999)
3 Managing Human Resources in the European Tourism and Hospitality Industry A Strategic Approach, (1995)
4 Chen, Tzuling, Today's intern, tomorrow's practitioner? - The influence of internship programmes on students' career development in the Hospitality Industry, Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 11, 1, pp. 29-40, (2012)
5 Xinhua English News, (2010)
6 Christou, Evangelos S., Hospitality management education in Greece An exploratory study, Tourism Management, 20, 6, pp. 683-691, (1999)
7 A Study of Tourism Education Reform in China Proceedings, (2005)
8 Chung, Kyoo Yoop, Hotel management curriculum reform based on required competencies of hotel employees and career success in the hotel industry, Tourism Management, 21, 5, pp. 473-487, (2000)
9 2011 National Statistics of Tourism and Hospitality Educational Institution, (2012)
10 Tourism Tribune, (1997)
Quick Actions
Full Text via DOI
Citation Metrics
29
Times Cited (Scopus)

References 10
Document Identifiers