Guidelines for Work-Integrated Learning in Tourism and Hospitality in Koh Samui District, Surat Thani Province
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The research article aims to study the model of work-Integrated Learning management in tourism and hospitality fields in Koh Samui and student achievement from the management, investigate support factors implementing in work-integrated learning management and then developed an work-integrated learning management guidelines in tourism and hospitality in Koh Samui district using 9 focus group discussions, including participants in the work-integrated learning management in the actual establishment from 45 key informants, were selected according to the criteria set by the researchers. In conjunction with in-depth interviews from students, professors, and establishment representatives, together with relevant studies, documents, and research on data collection and analysis.
The study found that the educational institution implements three models of work-integrated learning: alternating between classroom learning and work in a department for 4 months, classroom learning followed by 3 months of work, and alternating between classroom learning and work across 3 departments for 6 months. The outcomes showed that students developed in terms of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. The study identified seven supporting factors for implementing work-integrated learning in tourism and hospitality, including: students, educational institutions, teaching management, tourism and hospitality enterprises, supervisors or mentors in the workplace, students' families, and the context of Koh Samui. The guidelines for developing work-integrated learning in tourism and hospitality on Koh Samui were categorized into 7 areas: students, educational institutions, teaching management, tourism and hospitality enterprises, supervisors or mentors, students' families, and the context of Koh Samui.
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