应用型旅游本科KAQ人才培养模式研究

应用型旅游本科KAQ人才培养模式研究1. IntroductionThe tourism industry is becoming a major contributor to economic gr

KAQ 应用型旅游本科人才培养模式研究 1.Introduction Thetourismindustryisbecomingamajorcontributorto economicgrowthandemploymentworldwide.Tomeettheneeds oftheindustry,highereducationinstitutionshaveintroduced specializedprogramsintourismandhospitalitymanagement. Theseprogramsofferstudentstheopportunitytodevelop professionalskillsandknowledgeintourismmanagement,aswell asgainhands-onexperienceintheindustry.However,withthe rapidgrowthofthetourismindustry,thereisagreaterdemand foramorespecializedandapplication-focusedapproachto tourismeducation.Thishasledtothedevelopmentofanewtype oftourismprogram-theapplication-orientedtourismprogram. Theapplication-orientedtourismprogramfocuseson practicalapplicationsoftourismmanagementtheoriesand providesstudentswithopportunitiestodevelopan entrepreneurialmindsetandskillsintourism.Thispaper investigatesthedevelopmentofanapplication-orientedtourism programinundergraduateeducation,andthepotentialbenefits andchallengesofthisapproach. 2.TheoreticalFoundationsofApplication-OrientedTourism Education Traditionaltourismprogramstendtofocusontheoretical conceptsandprinciples,ratherthanpracticalapplications.Inthe application-orientedtourismprogram,thefocusisonthe applicationoftheorytoreal-lifesituations.Studentsaretaught howtodevelopandimplementpracticalsolutionstoproblemsin thetourismindustry.Thisapproachprovidesstudentswithamore hands-onexperience,allowingthemtodeveloppracticalskills thatareapplicabletothetourismindustry. Theapplicationoflearningtoreal-worldsituationsisbased ontheprinciplesofexperientiallearning.Experientiallearningisa processoflearningthroughexperience,reflection,and application.Studentsinanapplication-orientedtourismprogram areencouragedtoparticipateinexperientiallearningactivities, suchasinternships,fieldtrips,andcasestudies.Theseactivities allowstudentstoapplytheirtheoreticalknowledgetopractical