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dc.contributor.authorBarron, P.
dc.contributor.authorAli-Knight, Jane
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-23T03:00:20Z
dc.date.available2017-06-23T03:00:20Z
dc.date.created2017-06-19T03:39:42Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationBarron, P. and Ali-Knight, J. 2017. Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 30: pp. 29-38.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53552
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jhtm.2017.01.005
dc.description.abstract

The provision of event management education in the higher education sector has grown significantly in recent years, yet little is known of the circumstances of the increasing number of graduates from these programmes. This paper examines the motivations, the expectations and the career aspirations of festival and event management graduates from a post-92 university in Scotland. Adopting a mixed methods approach, a quantitative on line survey was used to contact festival and event management alumni who had graduated during the period 2007 to 2012. This was followed by in depth interviews with 15 students. This study found that graduates felt academically prepared for working life in the industry, but lacked the practical skills required. In general, graduates held a positive view and could foresee long-term careers in the festival and event industry.

dc.publisherCouncil for the Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Inc
dc.titleAspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume30
dcterms.source.startPage29
dcterms.source.endPage38
dcterms.source.issn1447-6770
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
curtin.departmentSchool of Marketing
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