Patrick C. Lee , Ning-Kuang Chuang , Myong Jae Lee MJ , Neha Singh , Zhenxing Mao Eddie
{"title":"From Cap and Gown to career Crown: Unlocking employability with career adaptability and regulatory focus for a successful transition","authors":"Patrick C. Lee , Ning-Kuang Chuang , Myong Jae Lee MJ , Neha Singh , Zhenxing Mao Eddie","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100568","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100568","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Throughout their educational journey, for college juniors and seniors, enhancing employability is crucial for boosting confidence and career prospects. Recent hospitality labor market challenges have limited job opportunities, increasing the need for educators to provide resources for career launch readiness. This study draws on data from 334 undergraduate hospitality management students in the U.S. The findings make a unique contribution by integrating Conservation of Resources theory and Regulatory Focus Theory to develop and empirically validate a novel, resource-based school-to-work transition model specifically for hospitality management students. Notably, this study identifies perceived employability as a key driver of readiness for the school-to-work transition, with career adaptability and promotion focus serving as critical mediators. The findings contribute to research on career launch transitions, offering valuable insights for educators.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100568"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing career intention of Gen Z hospitality students: The roles and matters of experiential learning, problem-solving skills, positive thinking skills and adaptability skills","authors":"Tanakrit Yordudom , Sunthorn Boonkaew , Narinthon Imjai , Shayesteh Moghadas , Bussalin Khuadthong , Somnuk Aujirapongpan","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100560","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100560","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to investigate the factors influencing career intentions among Gen Z students in the hospitality industry, focusing on the roles of Experiential Learning, Problem-Solving Skills, Positive Thinking Skills, and Adaptability Skills. The target population consists of 409 Thai hospitality students who have undergone internship experiences and belong to the Gen Z cohort. A convenience sampling method was employed to collect data using a structured questionnaire that was validated for content validity and reliability. Data analysis was conducted using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings revealed that experiential learning had a direct positive effect on problem-solving skills, positive thinking skills, and adaptability skills. Furthermore, these three skills significantly influenced career intentions, with positive thinking skills and adaptability skills serving as key mediating variables in the relationship between experiential learning and career intentions. These insights offer valuable implications for curriculum development and the design of learning activities that enhance integrated competencies among hospitality students, as well as for formulating strategies to develop future-ready human capital aligned with the dynamic and complex nature of the hospitality industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 100560"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144189424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A CLIL-based model proposal for a solution to English-speaking anxiety of gastronomy and culinary arts students","authors":"Emel Akay, Burcu Yılmaz, Hilmi Rafet Yüncü","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Proficiency in English is a critical requisite for gastronomy and culinary arts students and professionals seeking to excel in their profession. However, learners frequently encounter challenges such as anxiety, limited self-confidence, insufficient topic knowledge, fear of making errors, and concerns over peer judgment. Therefore, a mixed-methods study was conducted among 111 students enrolled in a gastronomy program at a Turkish state university during the 2023–2024 academic year, adopting an action research methodology to investigate English-speaking anxiety among this student cohort. A two-phase data collection approach was employed: first, a survey was administered to quantify students' anxiety levels while speaking English; subsequently, in-depth interviews were conducted to elicit reasons underlying their apprehensions. Following this exploratory phase, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)-based activities were designed and implemented to address the identified sources of anxiety, accompanied by reflection reports collected from participants after each intervention. These reports, coupled with expert feedback, informed revisions to the activities, allowing for a second measurement of anxiety levels post-intervention. The findings indicated that gastronomy students experienced English language anxiety stemming from perceived competence, fear of judgement, internalized psychological constraints, limited contextual learning, pedagogical and evaluation-based reasons. Notably, prospective female chefs exhibited higher anxiety levels compared to their male counterparts. Furthermore, the results revealed a significant decrease in anxiety levels among participants following the implementation of CLIL-based activities and tasks. These outcomes suggest that a CLIL-integrated gastronomy English course may effectively mitigate learners' anxiety during the learning process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100559"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Ellingworth, Ryan Barrett, Amanda Partington, Jon Radcliffe
{"title":"Utilising play-based approaches in higher education to facilitate graduates transition into professional practice","authors":"Daniel Ellingworth, Ryan Barrett, Amanda Partington, Jon Radcliffe","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In entering the applied world, graduates transitioning to neophyte practitioners, often experience a reality shock. Many assigning blame at educational pathways causing them to sink or swim (Haluch et al., 2022). Particularly in sport, such a praxis shock requires effective navigation to acquire contextual intelligence. In response, there is the potential for the transfer of active learning approaches from higher education to the professional development of sport practitioners. Particularly gamification brings about an opportunity to provide intentional and purposeful engagement, promoting procedural knowledge, instructive feedback loops, reflection and navigating complex environments to achieve serious work-related objectives. Often, these opportunities provide chance to practice critical reflection, knowledge exchange, risk taking, experimentation and innovative problem-solving (Hinthorne and Schneider, 2012). In turn, developing key attributes (i.e., cooperation, trust, innovation, simulation) required as sport professionals. In response, we present some considerations within the umbrella of play-based approaches, including serious play, and serious games design as andragogical approaches to aid professional development for neophyte practitioners. These include reflective practice considerations, adapting to learners needs, ensuring facilitation, and creating a psychologically safe environment – principles akin to key andragogical principles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100557"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144116426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Austin Rong-Da Liang , Tung-Sheng Wang , Chen-Ju Lin
{"title":"A single spark can start a prairie fire: How a teaching program enhances individual learning performance and group spillover effect","authors":"Austin Rong-Da Liang , Tung-Sheng Wang , Chen-Ju Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100556","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100556","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the impact of a curriculum aligned with departmental goals on students' learning performance and its spillover effects on non-course participants. A total of 36 sophomores completed both pre- and post-tests, while 15 freshmen participated in in-depth interviews. The results indicated that students experienced a significant enhancement in their professional competence after completing the course, reported a positive learning experience, and expressed a willingness to share their knowledge with others. The spillover effect was evident, as non-course participants were inclined to engage in departmental special events. Overall, action research proved effective in designing curriculum for tourism education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100556"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144105691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bridging the gap: Integrating hotel asset management and real estate finance in undergraduate hospitality education","authors":"Leonard A. Jackson","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100558","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100558","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The hospitality industry increasingly demands graduates with stronger financial acumen and asset management skills. However, many hospitality programs underemphasize hotel real estate finance and asset management, creating a competency gap between education and industry needs. This study addresses this gap by designing and evaluating a course that integrates finance, asset management, and interdisciplinary learning. A needs assessment, including curriculum reviews and stakeholder consultations, identified key competency deficiencies. Based on these findings, a new course was developed using experiential learning principles, aligning with industry standards set by the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) and accreditation requirements of the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA). The course content and learning outcomes were mapped to these frameworks. Industry professionals validated and enriched the course design through interviews, confirming its practical relevance. The semester-long course blends hotel asset management and real estate finance topics through experiential activities, such as case studies, projects, and simulations. Mapping analysis confirms that the course meets key HAMA domains (e.g., financial analysis, contracts) and multiple ACPHA competencies (e.g., business finance skills). Industry experts affirmed that graduates with these integrated skills would be better prepared for entry-level management roles. This is the first undergraduate hospitality course to integrate hotel asset management and real estate finance, aligned with both professional standards and academic accreditation. It offers a replicable model for enhancing hospitality education by bridging academic content with industry needs, improving student competencies and employability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100558"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144098842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-confidence and perceived importance of pre-arrival sport students at an English higher education institution: Exploring gender and programme of study differences","authors":"Angela Hibbs , Rick Hayman , Remco Polman","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100555","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transitional issues into higher education (HE) are evident for all students with many encountering academic and social obstacles. Of particular importance is the need to understand the pre-entry confidence and perceived importance of students and move away from relying on exit metrics to dictate practice. Three hundred and sixty-eight first-year undergraduate sports students at a post-92 United Kingdom (UK) university completed a Pre-Arrival Survey. Findings highlight significant gender and programme of study differences in pre-arrival confidence and perceived importance. Practical implications are proposed to develop practice that supports with the integrating of student populations into HE and the continued learning of skills needed for a successful university education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100555"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144072568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rick Hayman , Angela Hibbs , Elizabeth Fox , Sean Wilson , Matthew Timmis , David Stephens , Remco Polman
{"title":"Sport students experiences of their first year at a Post-92 English University: An exploration through the U-curve theory of adjustment","authors":"Rick Hayman , Angela Hibbs , Elizabeth Fox , Sean Wilson , Matthew Timmis , David Stephens , Remco Polman","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100554","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100554","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Extending the work of Hibbs et al. (2024), this study qualitatively captured the academic and social experiences of 13 first-year undergraduate sports students through the U-Curve Theory of Adjustment (Risquez et al., 2008). There was evidence supporting each phase of the theory but some differences from the original framework also surfaced. Although participants had made new friendships within programme cohorts and wider university populations and built the necessary confidence and independence to engage with the academic demands of their studies, experiences were unique and did not always fit with the proposed timelines. Implications, limitations and future research avenues are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100554"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143929388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leisure time under pressure: Exploring the impact of professional and personal demands on female Indonesian lecturers","authors":"Sri Astuty , Marhawati , Diah Retno Dwi Hastuti , Wirawan Setialaksana","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100553","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100553","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the impact of age, education, performance, caregiving responsibilities, and leisure time among 302 female Indonesian lecturers using PLS-SEM. Results show that age and education increase productivity and income but reduce leisure time, while higher performance lowers both income and leisure time. The presence of a toddler mitigates performance's negative effect on leisure, while education buffers its impact on income. Findings highlight work-life balance challenges, emphasizing the need for flexible workloads and institutional support. Despite its cross-sectional design, this study offers insights into gendered work structures in academia, particularly in emerging markets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100553"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143888116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evelina Avleeva, Jessica Wickey Byrd, Stephen Pratt, Vanessa Gonzalez
{"title":"The internship experience: Students’ self-evaluations of soft skill development during hospitality internships","authors":"Evelina Avleeva, Jessica Wickey Byrd, Stephen Pratt, Vanessa Gonzalez","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100552","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2025.100552","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the impact of internships on soft skill development among hospitality students, focusing on communication, teamwork, and emotional intelligence. Drawing on Experiential Learning Theory, applied to survey data from over 17,000 students at a U.S. university, analyzed with Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), results highlight notable gains in communication and organizational skills, with the highest ratings in respect for diversity and adaptability. The findings underscore the importance of internships in bridging theory and practice, urging educators and industry professionals to enhance internship design, align curricula with industry needs, and improve soft skill assessments to better prepare students for career success.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":"36 ","pages":"Article 100552"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143879380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}