Znaczenie praktyk zagranicznych w rozwoju kompetencji zawodowych w hotelarstwie - ocena własna uczestników programów Olymp (Grecja) i Resort Leaders (USA)
Importance of foreign internships in the development of professional competence in the hotel industry - self-evaluation of the participants of the Olymp (Greece) and Resort Leaders (USA) programs
Author(s): Katarzyna Lebiedowicz, Anna DłużewskaSubject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Tourism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: skills; self-esteem; professional practice; hospitality; Resort Leaders; Olymp
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to answer, if, and at what degree, the practice done abroad, impact on professional skills self-esteem of the participants. The paper is based on interviews with University students who participated in hospitality practice in a frame of Resort Leaders (USA) and Olymp (Greece) Programs. The questionnaire is supplemented by participatory observation in USA (2014) and Greece (2015, 2016 and 2017) in the resorts hosting students. The results show that the self-esteem regarding organizational, interdisciplinary and linguistic skills of all participants was very positive, even when the sector for practice was not related to their professional future.
Journal: Ekonomiczne Problemy Turystyki
- Issue Year: 42/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 251-264
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish