Innovative approaches to event management education in career development: a study of student experiences

Robinson, Richard; Barron, Paul; Solnet, David

Abstract

As the tourism industry matures, so too do career opportunities in its various sectors. This paper reports on a study of graduands preparing for tourism and event management careers. A two-stage sequential research design, using survey and focus group methods respectively, explored the perceptions of a final-year professional development class at an Australian university regarding the meeting of course objectives and these objectives’ adaptability to a particular tourism sector – event management. This paper contributes to an understanding of how higher education may better prepare its students for some of the complexities and idiosyncrasies of event management careers.

Citation

Robinson, R., Barron, P., & Solnet, D. (2008). Innovative approaches to event management education in career development: a study of student experiences. Journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism education, 7, 4-17. https://doi.org/10.3794/johlste.71.170

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2008
• Deposit Date: Aug 9, 2013
• Electronic ISSN: 1473-8376
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Pages: 4-17
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3794/johlste.71.170
• Keywords: Event management; Tourism education; Career development
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6199
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3794/johlste.71.170