Tourism and Hospitality Higher Education in Taiwan

Horng, Jeou‐Shyan; Lee, Ming‐Huei

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“…Because of prosperous growth in the hospitality market, hospitality management programmers are some of the most rapidly growing majors in Taiwan [27,86,87]. However, a large gap exists between universities and the practical industry.…”

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The Role of Sustainable Service Innovation in Crafting the Vision of the Hospitality Industry

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Abstract:The purpose of this study was to examine the key characteristics of sustainable service innovation in the hospitality industry. We conducted a content analysis based on the interview records for 17 experts (including three academic scholars, three government officers and 11 top-level managers) with an average of 20 years of experience in the hospitality management domain in Taiwan. The analytical results conform to Amabile's (1988) componential theory of creativity and innovation and show that 11 characteristics are major indicators of sustainable service innovation in the hotel management field. These include the following characteristics: market position, customer satisfaction, service orientation, environmental thinking, employee involvement, incentive mechanism, human resource development, environmental services, cultural resource management, government policy and school education. Accordingly, using the integrated theory of sustainable service innovation and professional opinions from experts, we provide theoretical and practical implications for current and future trends on sustainability and innovation in the hospitality industry.

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“…Experienced staff can share their experiences with students (e.g., overseas study, international work experience). Alternatively, academics suggest that universities should develop close cooperative relationships with the industry (Baum, 1998;Horng & Lee, 2005). Developing a relationship with the industry (e.g., hotels, airlines, tour operators) would help teaching staff to acquire the desired practical experience by having practical training in related fields.…”

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“…Developing a relationship with the industry (e.g., hotels, airlines, tour operators) would help teaching staff to acquire the desired practical experience by having practical training in related fields. In the meantime, the industry can also send their staff to receive in-service education in schools through such collaborative relationships, enhancing bilateral collaboration between the industry and academia (Baum, 1998;Horng & Lee, 2005).…”

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“…The curriculum should be aimed to provide students with required knowledge, competencies, and professional skills needed to be successful in the career path and international marketplace. In other words, the curriculum of hospitality and tourism programs should be developed in the same way a business is managed in the industry (Horng & Lee, 2005).…”

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Internationalization of Hospitality and Tourism Higher Education: A Perspective from Thailand

Sangpikul

2009

Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism

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“…Postgraduate education is for the master's or doctoral degrees. Higher education of tourism and hospitality in Taiwan has been divided into academic higher education and technical/vocational education (technical institutes/universities of technology, five-year junior colleges, and two-year junior colleges) (Horng & Lee, 2006). Traditionally, the geography departments reside in the pure sciences in academic universities and almost all of the faculty members have doctoral degrees.…”

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The state of tourism geography education in Taiwan: a content analysis

Han

Ying-jie

2014

Tourism Geographies

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This study aims to explore the state of teaching tourism geography in Taiwan based on a content analysis of 60 syllabi. The paper investigates institutes and faculties, students, teaching methods, teaching content, and assessment methods in teaching tourism geography in Taiwan. The following conclusions were reached. (1) Tourism geography curricula are primarily implemented in tourism and recreation rather than geography departments. The faculty members with doctoral degrees from geography institutes are increasingly staffed in tourism and recreation departments, while more and more faculty members in forestry, biology, and geology are teaching in the subdiscipline of geography. (2) Geography departments provide diverse and systematic education in the sub-discipline ranging from bachelor's to doctoral degree programs, while only junior college and bachelor's degrees are offered in tourism and recreation departments. (3) Teaching methods such as lecturing, group reports, and discussions are more popular among junior college and bachelor's degree programs, while lecturing, discussion, academic literature reading, and group reports are more common among master's and doctoral degrees in the sub-discipline. The teaching methods appear to be more diverse at higher degree levels. (4) Regional tourism geography is more readily available in junior college curricula, while general tourism geography is taught more in the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree curricula. (5) Subject work, mid-term exam, and final exam are more popular assessment tools among junior college and bachelor's degree education, while subject work, reports, attendance, and discussion are more common among master's and doctoral degree education. This paper will help the international academia of tourism geography to gain a better understanding of tourism geography education in Greater China.

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Tourism and Hospitality Higher Education in Taiwan

Cited by 34 publications

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The Role of Sustainable Service Innovation in Crafting the Vision of the Hospitality Industry

The Role of Sustainable Service Innovation in Crafting the Vision of the Hospitality Industry

Internationalization of Hospitality and Tourism Higher Education: A Perspective from Thailand

The state of tourism geography education in Taiwan: a content analysis

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