ERIC Number: EJ1062496
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
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ISSN: EISSN-1443-1475
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Learning to Work on a Cruise Ship: Accounts from Bali
Artini, Luh Putu; Nilan, Pam
International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, v13 n2 p1-14 2014
This article looks at motivations and both formal and informal learning contexts for well-educated young Balinese from poorer areas who enrol in cruise ship training colleges. The major motivations were getting a high income and helping the family. While basic hospitality and tourism skills are acquired, trainees also named other capacities such as politeness, confidence and tricks such as juggling as advantageous. The work on board was acknowledged to be arduous and demanding. Physical and mental preparation was needed. On retirement from a cruise ship career, savings enable them to start a small business in Bali. However, many such small enterprises fail. We identify the need for further short course training and other support in post-cruise ship work business planning and management.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitality Occupations, Marine Education, Tourism, Education Work Relationship, Skill Development, Capacity Building, Entrepreneurship, Small Businesses, Job Training, Motivation, Expectation, Training Methods, Occupational Surveys, College Students, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Benefits, Graduate Surveys, Interviews
Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society. ANZCIES Secretariat, Curtin University, Box U1987, Perth, WA Australia. Tel: +61-8-9266-7106; Fax: +61-8-9266-3222; e-mail: editor@iejcomparative.org; Web site: http://www.iejcomparative.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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