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Career Behaviors of Tourism Management Students in China

Xue, Xiao
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1352090573

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2012, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration.
Due to the college application and admission systems in China, college students' major studies do not always match their career interests. As a result, students who major in tourism management may not choose to enter this industry after graduation; and that leads to increased training costs. This research investigated the factors that affect students' career choices and exploration behaviors (i.e., career advancement, income and welfare, experience accumulation, etc.). The interplay of career variables such as coping, career exploration, career choice anxiety, and vocational identity were examined. Regression and ANOVA were used to investigate the relationships and detect the differences among career variables with regard to gender, academic level, and school type (university and junior college). Results revealed that coping behaviors were significantly related to environmental and self-exploration. The Internet and mass media were cited the most frequently used resources by college students in China. University and junior college students appeared to have differing levels of satisfaction with information. Low income, tough jobs, poor working conditions and low social status are also the reasons why Chinese tourism management students drop out of the tourism industry. Suggestions are presented for both educators and practitioners in the tourism industry to assist tourism management students with their career planning. Implications and limitations are discussed and will serve as a basis for further studies.
Ning-kuang Chuang, PhD (Committee Chair)
Barbara Scheule, PhD (Committee Member)
Philip Wang, PhD (Committee Member)
132 p.
Cognitive Psychology; Education; Management
career behaviors; career choice anxiety; career exploration; coping; employment; China; infomration satisfaction; junior college; tourism management; vocational identity

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  • Xue, X. (2012). Career Behaviors of Tourism Management Students in China [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1352090573

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Xue, Xiao. Career Behaviors of Tourism Management Students in China. 2012. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1352090573.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Xue, Xiao. "Career Behaviors of Tourism Management Students in China." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1352090573

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