scholarly journals Tourism education and training system in Greece. The transition from 20th to 21st century

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-77
Author(s):  
Polyxeni Moira ◽  
Dimitrios Mylonopoulos ◽  
Aikaterina Kikilia
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training System ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Tourism Education ◽  
And Training ◽  
Over Time

Tourism represents one of the most prosperous sources of income in Greece and its contribution to the country’s GDP is acknowledged by all economic factors. To this day, however, a stable and reliable educational-vocational system in the field of tourism has yet to be developed. Τhe country makes constant efforts to improve the education provided in this department, without having a clear orientation. The present study aims to analyze the course of the public education of tourism over time, whilst indicating the weaknesses of the corresponding policy and providing relevant suggestions to the topic.

Public Tourism Education and Training in Greece

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Diplari ◽  
Irini Dimou
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Training System ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Tourism Education ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
Tourism Enterprises ◽  
Industry Needs ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Training

The authors examine the Greek public tourism education and training system and its structure in order to identify whether there is a need for restructuring and development. To this end, they assess the relationship between the knowledge and skills provided and the requirements of the labour market and the needs of tourism enterprises with regard to specialized personnel. First, they outline the current situation in the Greek public tourism education and training system. They then describe a primary research project carried out (a) among graduates of tourism studies from all educational levels and (b) among tourism executives (directors and personnel managers). The data analysis suggests that the present level of tourism education in Greece is considered satisfactory. However, there is a perceived need for more practice-oriented elements in the curriculum and it is suggested that tourism education departments should restructure their curricula with a view to introducing more practical work, more educational visits to firms and industrial placements of longer duration. The tourism education system in general also needs to be better articulated, preferably with just one overseeing authority. Finally, collaboration between educational institutions and tourism-related bodies, both state-owned and private-sector, is to be encouraged as it will bring benefits to curriculum content and the matching of tourism qualifications with current industry needs.

scholarly journals Integrating International Student Mobility in Work-Based Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Graf ◽  
Justin J. W. Powell ◽  
Johann Fortwengel ◽  
Nadine Bernhard
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training System ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Current State ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Incoming Students ◽  
And Training

Dual study programs are hybrid forms of work-based higher education that have expanded very rapidly in Germany—a country traditionally considered a key model in both higher education (HE) and vocational education and training (VET). The continued expansion of these hybrid programs increasingly raises questions if, how, and why they may be internationalized. Although comparative research suggests that this could be challenging due to the uniqueness of the German education and training system, strong forces support internationalization. This study examines the current state and the future prospects of internationalization of such innovative dual study programs by focusing on student mobility, a key dimension of internationalization. We find growing interest in but still relatively little mobility related to dual study programs, whether among German (outgoing) or international (incoming) students. Based on expert interviews and document analysis, we extend existing typologies of student mobility regarding specific features of work-based HE programs. Furthermore, we discuss opportunities—at home and abroad—for increasing student mobility in this rapidly expanding sector.

YOU ARE WHAT THEY SEE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-312
Author(s):  
P. H. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Education And Training ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Value Judgments ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Training ◽  
Better Than

The value judgments about medicine are contributed to by the public image. Formerly this has been one of a devoted, caring, self-sacrificing, somewhat unworldly group of people, dedicated to their work for the suffering and diseased. But the doctors are not separate from society and they are affected by its values. These have been adopted by the profession so that it is coming to be seen as no worse and no better than any other group of comparable education and training. Its status has diminished and this has called into question its compensation at a high level. Status cannot be maintained when its base has been eroded.

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