A Study of how tourist internships affect career development

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23531021
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educaion
• Research Institution: Musashino Gakuin University (2013-2014); Teikyo Heisei University (2011-2012)
• Principal Investigator: OTA KAZUO 武蔵野学院大学, 経営品質研究所, 研究所員 (40269428)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NASU Yukio 文教大学, 国際学部, 教授 (40208070) ; CHIBA Ryuitsu 文京学院大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (70461803) ; WATANABE Noboru 武蔵野学院大学, 経営品質研究所, 所長/教授 (80716663)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 教育方法 / 観光インターンシップ / 長期インターンシップ / キャリア教育 / 観光 / 観光人材育成 / インターンシップ / インターンシップの国際比較

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have conducted a comparative research study on tourism internships for university students among the USA, UK, Germany and Japan. Our study's conclusions are as follows:
1. In Europe and the USA, hospitality internships generally request more than three months experience in required subject, but in Japan internships generally request around two weeks in selective subject related. 2. In Europe and the USA, hospitality internships are directly connected with job acquisition. As a result, hospitality companies understand that an internship is the starting stage in the development of an employee candidate’s career. 3. In Europe and the USA, students who have completed an internship has a high level of possible performance for their jobs generally. In conclusion, we recommend that the Japanese tourism industry and universities gradually introduce a Europe/American Style System.

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社会科学　 教育学　 教育学