Design and Development of the Tourism/Hospitality Management Curriculum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11410106 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J R Brent Ritchie (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 7-13 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tourism Recreation Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0250-8281 • E-ISSN: 2320-0308 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02508281.1995.11014743 |
| OpenAlex | W2096171398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
The primary goal of this paper is to present an alternative framework on which to base the design and development of Tourism/Hospitality Management Programs. Prior to doing so, the discussion first presents a summary review of the major issues facing tourism/hospitality education in the 1990's and which the new framework is especially designed to address. It subsequently references a number of basic principles on which the framework is based. Before presenting the proposed framework in detail, the paper then reviews a number of more traditional models which provide the foundations for many existing programs. Those models examined include the Hotel School Model, the General Management with a Tourism Focus Model, and the presentation of the structure and content of a proposed alternative hybrid model of Tourism/Hospitality education.This model emphasizes the following criteria in its design. It attempts to draw on the experience of others around the world to date; it stresses the need to be sensitive to the
Business · Curriculum · Hospitality · Hospitality industry · Hospitality management studies · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Hospitality and Tourism Education · Management and Marketing Education · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2011 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |