Students Go a “Waltzing Matilda”—A Regional Tourism Knowledge Exchange Through Innovative Internships

Breakey, Noreen; Robinson, Robinson; Beesley, Lisa

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“…Hotels hardly use their investments in apprenticeship and internships by recruiting such former learners later on (see Farmaki, 2018). This generates unexploited potential of practically applied vocational and academic education (see Breakey et al, 2009; Kwong & Law, 2008; Lam & Ching, 2007; Yiu & Law, 2012). However, Cancún’s hotel business consists of large and prestigious firms; they are strong actors who could elaborate their ‘dual’ coordination with regional vocational schools and universities to establish lighthouse projects, which then could serve as role models for other hotels in other parts of the country (see Tukamushaba & Xiao, 2012).…”

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The region matters—for whom? The regional actor network for vocational education and training in tourism of Cancún (Mexico)

Röhrer

Vogelsang

Fuchs

2021

Int J Training Development

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Actor networks are relevant to provide vocational education and training. Many studies have focused on such networks without a clear regional focus. Suggesting a conceptual approach of regional actor networks based on contributions of business education and economic geography, this study analyses the regional actor network in the tourism sector in Cancún (Mexico). Methodologically, the study follows an exploratory qualitative approach. The results illustrate that there are two dominant axes within the regional network, which comprise on the one hand hotels cooperating with applied universities, and on the other hand hotels cooperating with vocational schools. This local actor network has impacts on the practical relevance that vocational education and training provides to the learners, and generates a particular, and rather vulnerable, way of regional development.

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The region matters—for whom? The regional actor network for vocational education and training in tourism of Cancún (Mexico)

Röhrer

Vogelsang

Fuchs

2021

Int J Training Development

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“…22 Beside the practical experience that the students gain through internship, internship can improve capacity to enter employment 'industry ready'. 23 As Stitts noted, students have already been exposed and are somewhat 'adjusted' to 'the psychology of workplace cultures'. 24 Also, Mello argues that internship is the single most effective strategy for gaining permanent employment.…”

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Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Internship Process in Tourism Higher Education

Zaki

2014

Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hos

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Internship is considered as a period of real work placement in a department or each department of an establishment; anything from several weeks to a year or more, taken in one or multiple placements. Thus, internship is an important part of tourism education since it helps undergraduates to put their knowledge into practice and expands their experience. This study explores stakeholders' perspectivesin terms of undergraduate students, academics and tourism industry-about the current internship process in relation to tourism higher education. A questionnaire distributed to the three groups of stakeholders has been distributed to collect views. The results indicated that there were generally considerable agreement among stakeholder groups, with some notable differences. Although tourism managers emphasized the importance of internship for tourism higher education, they did not consider students as important human resourceas stated by students-during their internship experience. On the other hand, academics mentioned that managers of tourism companies view students as a cheap employee that can do specific tasks during their internship. At the end of this paper, implications are drawn to improve internship program in tourism higher education.

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“…Hospitality academia and administrators continue to underline how crucial it is to gain insight into the student experience of the hospitality ELO; yet, its popularity and significance have not seized to decrease (Yiu and Law, 2012). Several scholars have demanded more attention to further explore alternative ELO models that offer a better understanding of the students’ experiences and overall satisfaction (Beggs et al , 2008; Breakey et al , 2009; Ruhanen et al , 2013). This is mainly due to the need to understand the value of such experiences.…”

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Globalization of workforce

Rivera

Murphy

Khalilzadeh

2018

JHTT

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate hospitality study abroad experiences as an educational service in which the experience encompasses services that combine tangible and intangible actions that require students to move from the classroom to a practical setting. It empirically investigates the relationship between students’ study abroad, perceived value and perceived sacrifice (monetary and non-monetary) with their overall satisfaction and internationalization intentions. Design/methodology/approach A total of 57 students who had completed an international externship experience were contacted and invited to complete an online survey. The online survey gauged the student’s perception of their externship experience, the overall satisfaction and the internationalization intentions. The instrument also gathered demographic information about the participants. The proposed model was estimated by using partial least squares (PLS) path modeling. Findings The results indicate that PLS can be used to assess the theory of consumption value for study abroad experiential learning. The results of the hypotheses testing indicate that the value students get and give is a suitable and significant predictor of satisfaction and internationalization. However, students’ satisfaction with their study abroad internship does not predict future internationalization intentions. Originality/value This study sheds light on hospitality students’ perceived value, satisfaction and internationalization intentions when they complete a study abroad internship program. The results indicate that the value students get and give is an appropriate and important predictor of satisfaction and attitude toward international education.

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Students Go a “Waltzing Matilda”—A Regional Tourism Knowledge Exchange Through Innovative Internships

Cited by 12 publications

References 44 publications

The region matters—for whom? The regional actor network for vocational education and training in tourism of Cancún (Mexico)

The region matters—for whom? The regional actor network for vocational education and training in tourism of Cancún (Mexico)

Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Internship Process in Tourism Higher Education

Globalization of workforce

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