ERIC Number: ED138327
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1976
Pages: 34
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Reference Count: 0
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Evaluation of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management Graduates: A Ten Year Review.
Johnson, Dona, Comp.; And Others
A study of graduates from the Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management program at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park was conducted, primarily in order to elicit information from graduates regarding potentially effective recruitment methods for minority groups and women. The study also sought to obtain evaluation of course curriculum and content and general follow-up information from program graduates. Of the 159 who had graduated over the past ten years and were surveyed, 139 (94.5%) responded. Results of the study indicated: (l) the majority of graduates were white males between 20 and 29 years of age, with an Associate degree; (2) 22% had continued their education to the baccalaureate level; (3) 86% were employed full-time, with 63% having held their present positions for 1 to 3 years; (4) nearly two-thirds felt their present employment was 100% related to the training they received in the program; and (5) over 62% felt the most helpful recruiting method for minorities and women was publicizing the program in high schools. A ranking of responses concerning helpfulness of the program's curriculum areas, an analysis of affirmative action approaches for the college and within the hospitality industry, and a copy of the survey instrument are included in the report. A statistical profile of academic characteristics of program graduates and non-graduates is appended. (JDS)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Vocational Education.
Authoring Institution: Saint Louis Community Coll. at Forest Park, MO.
Identifiers: Hospitality Industry


