ACCREDITATION CRITERIA FOR HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM
Abstract
This study was designed to provide empirical data to assist in the future development of accreditation standards, applicable to baccalaureate degree-granting, hospitality management programs in the United States. Data were collected by surveying administrators of four-year hospitality management programs and representativies from the lodging industry. Seventy-five educators and 13 lodging representatives completed the questionnaire on which the results of this study are based. Respondents' perceptions as to the need for proposed curriculum components served as the dependent variables. Independent variables of concern were CHRIE membership, membership in other specialized accrediting bodies, program age, program size, and type. Twenty-two major and 234 operational hypotheses were developed to explore the questions posed by this investigation. The data analyzed were limited to the categorical accreditation area of "Curriculum." BMDPIO, FREQUENCIES, ANOVA, REPORT, and ONEWAY SPSS subprograms, were employed to complete the statistical analyses. The primary important finding of this study was the lack of significant differences among educators, and between educators and industry representatives on the major and operational hypotheses tested. The acceptance of 19 of the 22 null hypotheses indicates a general consensus among hospitality educators and industry representatives on what constitutes quality hospitality management curricula. This consensus prevailed across the analysis of all independent variables, except one. Program size produced significant differences.
Degree
Ph.D.
Subject Area
School administration
Off-Campus Purdue Users:
To access this dissertation, please log in to our
proxy server.