Aligning principles and practice in problem-based hospitality management education

Zwaal, Wichard; Otting, Hans

doi:10.1016/j.jhlste.2015.01.001

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“…other teaching methods in terms of learning outcomes and student satisfaction as highlighted in related literature (e.g., Harkrider et al, 2013;Herreid, 2011;Penn, Currie, Hoad, & O'Brien, 2016). In particular, this research aligns with other studies encouraging instructors to use student-centered teaching methods such as problem-based learning (e.g., Kim & Davies, 2014;Zwaal & Otting, 2015) emphasizing the benefits of the case study method. Similar to other studies, this paper provides empirical evidence that teaching through cases is beneficial to keep students engaged along the course as well as to keep them motivated in class (e.g., Kim, Phillips, Pinksy, Brock, Phillips, & Keary, 2006;Setia et al, 2011).…”

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Teaching organizational behavior in the bachelor of tourism through the case study method

Dorta-Afonso

2019

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education

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The aim of this research was to design a seven-session case method intervention to be used as part of the organizational behavior course to achieve a high level of students' satisfaction. Ninety-two students took part in the case method intervention. A final questionnaire showed that participants were very satisfied with the case study method and that this teaching method should be applied in other courses of the bachelor of tourism in order to increase tourism students' satisfaction with their studies. Implications for theory and practice are discussed and directions for future research pointed out.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

Teaching organizational behavior in the bachelor of tourism through the case study method

Dorta-Afonso

2019

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education

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“…29 (Zwaal & Otting, 2015) The implementation of PBL can be successful if the tutors and students are given a proper training in terms of management.…”

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A Systematic Review of Problem Based Learning in Education*

Zakaria¹,

Maat²,

Khalid³

2019

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The implementation of problem-based learning method in education within various disciplines of knowledge cannot be denied. The method is able to improve the traditional learning paradigm accommodating to the 21st century learning. The main aim of this review is to investigate the findings of studies related to the disciplines involving Problem Based Learning and its effects on education. The study uses a systematic approach analysis and synthesizes 43 articles from the year 2015 until 2018 including peer review articles and full text articles from ERIC and Google Scholar. It shows that the quantitative approach is the most used research method in investigating the disciplines applying PBL and the effects of such method towards education. This review involves various levels of education that use PBL as a method of teaching and learning. Overall, the results of this study show that Mathematics education is the discipline that uses PBL the most in teaching and learning. By and large, 95% of its users believe that PBL has positive impacts towards education and can be used as an alternative method at any level of education.

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“…The hotel school where the unit was developed has used problem-based learning as their leading educational concept for more than 30 years (Zwaal & Otting, 2015). The core characteristics of PBL are: 1.…”

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confidence: 99%