Abstract
Skill acquisition is very important aspect of hospitality/tourism teaching delivery. An in-depth semi-structured interview was conducted involving two hundred (200) hospitality/tourism lecturers, students and practitioners in the industry to examine various pedagogies that are available, effective and preferred by students of hospitality education. The study showed that demonstrations and practical activities are dominantly used by technical universities than traditional universities. This is because, the courses and modules (catering, food and beverage production, food technology, event organizations, etc.) within the tourism and hospitality education at technical universities are practically intensive. These pedagogies are also effective since they drive hands-on and visual engagement of students in the teaching and learning process. Interactive discussions and theoretical reflective/experiential learning are more dominant in traditional universities that offer leadership, entrepreneurship and managerial skills to both undergraduate and postgraduates. Reflective learning is highly preferred by postgraduate students who desire to become frontrunners, policy framers, managers and leaders at the industry level. Considering the limitations of practical pedagogy, it becomes imperative that, government provide some financial support to students who enroll in skill-based tourism and hospitality education. Provision of financial resources to students will fully accelerate inclusive participation which will further enhance the effectiveness of practical pedagogy in skill-based hospitality education at technical universities. Moreover, traditional universities must embrace demonstrations as part of pedagogy for leadership and managerial skills acquisition for undergraduate tourism and hospitality students. These can be achieved through integrated field visits by partnership with firms within the industry.
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Harrietta Akrofi-Ansah, Kumasi Technical University, Ghana
Evelyn Catherine Impraim, Kumasi Technical University, Ghana
Vida Commey, Kumasi Technical University, Ghana
Lois Vigil Commey, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
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Conference: PCE2024
Stream: Teaching Experiences
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Akrofi-Ansah H., Impraim E., Commey V., & Commey L. (2024) Exploring Pedagogies Available for Skill Acquisition in Hospitality and Student’s Preference ISSN: 2758-0962 The Paris Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 295-308) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2024.24
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2024.24
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