大学本科饭店管理课程教学体系构想

国内旅游管理专业中饭店管理方面的教学内容偏重于实务操作,明显缺乏理论深度,不利于提高学生的理论水平.饭店管理虽然属于应用学科,但本科教育相对于专科和高职教育,也应重视基础理论的学习,传授完整的理论体系.饭店本科教育的落脚点始终应该放在为学生提供发现问题、解决问题的方法体系和能力培养上,因此,基础理论应该是本科饭店管理教材体系的核心内容,饭店管理教材必须具备必要的理论体系架构.     

饭店工程和设备管理课程教材教学改革

文章以实践和调查为基础,对目前旅游院校的旅游、饭店管理专业开设的工程和设备管理课程的教材体系和教学内容进行了分析研究。指出了学科在专业定位,教学目标,教学内容和教材体系上存在的问题,提出了适合于旅游、饭店管理专业使用的饭店工程设备管理课程的教学内容和教材体系的改革意见和方法。     

饭店工程和设备管理课程教材教学改革

文章以实践和调查为基础,对目前旅游院校的旅游、饭店管理专业开设的工程和设备管理课程的教材体系和教学内容进行了分析研究.指出了学科在专业定位,教学目标,教学内容和教材体系上存在的问题,提出了适合于旅游、饭店管理专业使用的饭店工程设备管理课程的教学内容和教材体系的改革意见和方法.     

透视旅游专业大学生供需错位现象——兼论饭店管理专业本科教学模式改革

饭店行业对员工需求标准与旅游高校对学生培养规格的不同,大学生对未来理性追求和对现实感性认识间存在的矛盾,导致了旅游/饭店专业大学生的“供需错位”。本科“饭店管理”应脱离“旅游管理”的模式设计课程;其“应用性”的特点要求它不仅要在教学中理论联系实际、培养学生情商,还要根据高等教育大众化的特点,重新定位培养层次。     

透视旅游专业大学生供需错位现象 --兼论饭店管理专业本科教学模式改革

饭店行业对员工需求标准与旅游高校对学生培养规格的不同,大学生对未来理性追求和对现实感性认识间存在的矛盾,导致了旅游/饭店专业大学生的"供需错位".本科"饭店管理"应脱离"旅游管理"的模式设计课程;其"应用性"的特点要求它不仅要在教学中理论联系实际、培养学生情商,还要根据高等教育大众化的特点,重新定位培养层次.     

高校旅游管理专业构建饭店管理实验教学体系的探讨

高等院校旅游管理专业开设的饭店管理实验是为了培养学生的动手能力和心智技能。本文通过分析当前高等院校饭店管理实验教学中存在的问题,从整合实验室资源配置和饭店管理实验教学模块化两个方面,讨论了高等院校构建饭店管理实验教学体系的条件和具体内容。     

酒店管理专业本科教育和职业教育在校企联合培养模式上的应有之异

酒店行业的本身特点需要既懂理论又精于实践的管理人才.校企联合作为一种教学模式已经在酒店管理专业推广.但是,不同层次的专业人才应该具有不同的能力侧重.酒店管理专业本科教育与职业教育在校企联合培养模式上应该有共性,更要有个性.从专业定位,教学体系和评价监督机制三个方面提出了酒店管理专业本科教育与职业教育在校企联合培养模式上应用之异,以期对酒店管理本科人才的培养有所裨益.     

中国饭店管理本科教育的未来:产业导向、国际化、应用型

自20世纪70年代末我国创办第一个旅游人才培养学校以来,我国的旅游高等教育已经建立起一支庞大的、层次齐全的旅游人才培养体系,但是也普遍存在教育供给与业界需求结构不均衡的现象.中国的饭店管理高等教育,特别是占大多数的本科教育到底要如何开展,是业界和教育界都亟待解决的现实问题.对于教育界而言,产业导向、国际化和应用型则是必须坚守的三大基本方针.     

建立“双体系”教育体系 突出“应用型”旅游管理人才培养特色

我国旅游高等教育体系存在一定的缺陷 ,主要是追随着传统的本科教育的教学体系 ,重理论教学体系的建立 ,轻实践教学体系的建立 ,人才培养模式与行业对人才的要求存在一定的差距。本文试图建立旅游高等教育的“双金字塔结构的教育体系” ,即理论教学体系和实践教学体系 ,突出旅游管理人才培养的适用性 ,并提出了相应的措施。     

关于旅游教育与旅游业发展的适应性问题

本文通过对我国旅游教育 2 0多年发展历程的观察 ,阐述了旅游教育与旅游发展的适应性问题 ,以期引起人们更深入的思考。一是论述了为什么要深入研究旅游教育与旅游业发展相适应的重要性 ;二是从分析旅游教育的应用性特点入手 ,围绕旅游院校布局、旅游教育教学的各环节 (专业教学计划、教学大纲和教材、师资、实践教学、教学管理 )等 ,论述了旅游教育与旅游业发展相适应的问题 ;最后强调了加强旅游基础理论研究对于构建旅游理论体系 ,促进旅游教育水平提高的重要作用。     

The consequences of forty years of tourism growth

Leisure travel has become a major lifestyle in the United States since World War II. This paper describes the social, economic, and technological changes that have been adopted by the industry and society during three eras of travel evolution. A synoptic view of the development of travel is provided by a review of five travel industry components: transportation, attractions, facilities and services, information, and the consumer. Emphasis is placed on the consequences of the adoption of major social and technological innovations that have impacted this vibrant industry and will continue to do so in the future. The paper concludes with eight observations on the present and future status of leisure travel in the United States.     

Liberation wars and tourism development in Africa : The case of Zambia

Development of Africa's immense tourism potential is severely limited for reasons including lack of capital, distance from the large North American and European markets, the cost of travel to Africa, and Africa's poor image abroad. A key factor contributing to this image problem is political instability. Since World War II, almost all African countries have achieved independence. In several countries, this decolonization process has taken the form of long and often bloody liberation wars. This paper examines the impact of Zimbabwe's protracted liberation war on tourism development in Zambia and suggests that a detailed examination of major internal and external political events associated with the decolonization process in Zimbabwe could provide important perspectives on the obstacles to tourism development in other African countries.     

Towards a geography of tourism

This paper traces the development of geographical interest in tourism during the past half century and examines the range and scope of the geography of tourism. The available literature is reviewed and suggestions are made regarding possible research aveneus and theoretical developments. Six major areas of interest are identified: spatial aspects of supply, spatial aspects of demand, the geography of resorts, patterns of movements and flows, the impact of tourism, and models of tourist space. Through an emphasis on spatial interaction an attempt is made to provide some cohesion and synthesis for this body of knowledge which constitutes the basis of the geography of tourism.     

The rediscovery of America: Elite automobile touring

The automobile has radically changed tourist habits this century. In the first decade it was enthusiastically embraced by a small, wealthy elite. In America this elite “rediscovered” the romantic northeastern scenery painted by the Hudson Valley School of artists. This process is documented both in the general elite tourist literature of the period and in a specific case study from an elite summer colony. In the second decade “mass followed class.” Cheaper automobiles allowed the middle classes to follow the elite tourists of the first decade. The elite began to lose interest in the automobile as something exclusive to them, and turned their attention to the possibilities for touring of aviation.     

The geography of tourism: An introduction

The geography of tourism is limited by a dearth of published research in geographic journals, the relatively few individuals who actively participate in the sub-discipline, and the lack of prestige the subject matter specialty has in geography. Despite these imperfections geographers make important contributions to the study of tourism because of their unique point-of-view. This characteristic perspective is seen in the context of a conceptual frame-of-reference which consists of a matrix based on two trichotomies. An analysis and interpretation of this framework and its application to the nine substantive articles included in the special issue constitute a majority of the article.     

Towards Strategic Intent: Perceptions of disability service provision amongst hotel accommodation managers

The tourism sector globally has become increasingly mindful of how an ageing population is reshaping service provision forms and offerings. This being particularly true of accommodation operations where there is a now a growing recognition of the commercial value for providing market groups with exceptional service. With this in mind, this study sought to ascertain the perceptions of managers in the accommodation sector towards disability service provision with a view to identifying any current service gaps or failings. An inductive, qualitative approach was used with the data collection phase incorporating a series of one on one interviews and a focus group. The in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 managers of hotels deemed to have accessible rooms that complied with the relevant building codes and standards. A focus group comprised 22 managers of hotels located in the Sydney central business district, Australia. Study findings revealed five key themes that had not been previously discussed in the literature. They were: inclusive attitudinal approach; safety; the responsibility of people with a disability to communicate their needs to the hotel; perceptions of accessible rooms by the general public; and operational processes. Related themes that emerged from the data analysis that had previously been aligned with the literature included: legislative responsibility, policy and building codes; disability as a market segment; staff awareness/training; and language, marketing, and promotion information. Implications with respect to management of accessible rooms in the accommodation sector are outlined and further areas of research are proposed.     

The promise of creative/participatory mapping practices for sport and leisure research

This paper provides an introduction to the concept of creative participatory mapping of human–environment relations. It is identified that within human geography, artistic practice and urban design, biomapping and similar community mapping tools and methodologies are increasingly being embraced. However, within sports and leisure research the concept has yet to gain academic attention. Consequently, this paper provides a basis for thinking about how researchers and research participants in the fields of sport and leisure research might benefit if mapping human–environment relations was to be embraced and integrated into research design practices. Referencing recent turns to studying space and affect within sport and leisure studies, mapping is argued to offer innovative methodological opportunities for studying how people relate to and understand the urban environments in which they practice physical activity and leisure forms of embodiment. The paper concludes by arguing that, along with offering up new avenues for conceptual research, mapping human–environment relations, if readily embraced, can go a long way to fostering community engagement in: the identification of (un)safe urban routes for sport/leisure practice (e.g. running, cycling), the development and site identification of health/physical activity initiatives and the design of urban landscapes of sport/leisure.     

The failure of ‘control’ in the hospitality industry

This paper explores the relationship between the literature on the issue of control and the realities of the hospitality industry. Management control is related to the unsanctioned entrepreneurial activities of operatives (illustrated by the ‘taxi scam’), the failure of computer systems used to control operatives, and the failure of the hospitality industry to exploit the potential of the new technology. The paper suggests that management's (and a significant part of the literature in this area) failure within hospitality is linked to the perception of the role of the hospitality manager as one of policing the industry.     

A tourist space-time budget in the Shetland Islands

This paper addresses the need to better understand tourist pressure in selected regions of the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, using measures of space, time, perception, region, and core-periphery. Normally an economic theory, core-periphery was applied in the context of this study as a locational and mental construct in examining tourism group movement (behavior). Respondents were placed into two groups on the basis of their activitybased motivations for visiting Shetland and asked to complete a daily space-time budget regarding their use of attractions, facilities, accommodation, and transportation. It was discovered that both groups differed marginally in their space-time use of the aforementioned variables within the various regions of Shetland.