A PROPOSED FOUR YEAR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM CURRICULUM FOR AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN ZARIA, NIGERIA
A PROPOSED FOUR YEAR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM CURRICULUM FOR AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN ZARIA, NIGERIA
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2014-02-19
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Ahar, Alu
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The goal of this study was to propose a four-year
hospitality and tourism program for Ahmadu Bello University in
Zaria, Nigeria. Objectives of the study were to obtain
information about the current status of hospitality and tourism
programs in Nigeria in order to make recommendations regarding
what program should be implemented in the university, examine the
United States and finally develop a proposed curriculum.
The method used to collect the data was a questionnaire
mailed to instructors who teach hospitality and tourism in
Nigerian Polytechnics. Out of 210 instructors contacted, 130
returned the questionnaires. The instrument was developed based
on general and professional courses. The methodology utilized by
Clinton Rappole (1977) in his research study, "Survey and
Development of a Typical -Curriculum for Four-Year Programs
Leading to a Bachelor's Degree in Hotel, Restaurant and
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Institutional Administration" was modified for use in this study.
The instrument was divided into section one, part At B, C, D.
Section one of the instrument asked general information about the
instructors. It included sex, highest educational level
attained, highest educational qualifications, country where
education was received and years of teaching hospitality and
tourism courses. Part A focused on general or liberal arts
courses, part B, professional courses, part C, general management
and part D, financial management. The means, standard deviation,
frequency counts and percentages were computed on part A-D.
An ANOVA revealed that there was a highly significant
difference at both .05 and .01 in the means of the groups. An
ANOVA of how important the proposed courses were, was computed
related to sex, educational level, country where education was
received and years of teaching hospitality and tourism. The
results revealed that computer programming, Biology, and
hospitality law and liability, were significantly more important
to the males than the females, while tourism planning was
significantly more important to the females.
When ANOVA was computed on less than college degree versus
college degree, English composition was found to be significantly
more important to the college degree instructors than instructors
without a college degree. Regarding country where education was
received, English Composition, Meal Management, Introduction to
Tourism and Bar Management, Hospitality Marketing and Sales,
Restaurant Management, Lodging Administration, Hospitality Law
and Liability, Employee Labor Relation, and Hotel Accounting were
significantly more important to instructors who received
education outside Africa than those instructors who received
education in Africa, while Nigerian government was more
significantly more important to instructors who received
education in Nigeria.
On years of experience, the data revealed that French.
Travel Agent, Public Relations, and Meal Management were
significantly more important to the instructors who have taught
between one to five years than those instructors who have taught
between six to fourteen years, while Meal Management was
significantly more important to the instructors who taught
between six to fourteen years than those who taught between one
to five.
The statistical data served as one of the tools to guide in
decision making as what courses should be included in the
program. The value judgement and the educational experience on
the part of the researcher coupled with the review of literature
and evaluation from the thesis committee members was another
source that was used for proposed curriculum.
Description
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Hospitality and Tourism
Keywords
PROPOSED,, FOUR YEAR HOSPITALITY,, TOURISM,, CURRICULUM,, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,, ZARIA, NIGERIA