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A commentary by Chinese hotel workers on the value of vocational education

Jeremy R. Huyton (Assistant Dean Academic Affairs, Australian International Hotel School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia)
Anthony Ingold (Reader and Director of Research, Faculty of Hospitality Management, Birmingham College of Food, Tourism, Creative Studies, Birmingham, UK)

Journal of European Industrial Training

ISSN: 0309-0590

Article publication date: 1 February 1999

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Abstract

The “open‐door” policy started by the late Deng Xiao Ping has not only been maintained since his death but under the new Chinese leadership it has been encouraged even further. Because of this China has seen an unprecedented number of tourist arrivals which in turn has led to an explosion in the construction of hotels. However, due to poor vocational educational facilities and staff for hospitality subjects there is a dearth of qualified hotel operatives. This work examines Chinese hotel employees’ perceptions of various elements of vocational education associated with the Chinese hotel industry. This was done by asking staff to rank their feelings on a bi‐polar scale and the results examined using Kelly’s Repertory Grid principal components analysis.

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Huyton, J.R. and Ingold, A. (1999), "A commentary by Chinese hotel workers on the value of vocational education", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 16-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599910253492

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