Shining a light on hospitality education: the presence of ethics

Molinaro, Mark Christopher (2023) Shining a light on hospitality education: the presence of ethics. Doctoral thesis, Northern Arizona University.

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Abstract

This research study analyzed the presence of ethics education by using content analysis in the major, core curriculum of the 37 United States based four-year Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) accredited hospitality education institutions and their Vision, Mission, and Core Values statements. The census of 37 programs' major core curriculum course titles and course descriptions was analyzed using content analysis to interpret the presence of ethics curriculum content. Using content analysis and NVivo 12+ software, the data were examined using word frequency and text search queries. By understanding the relationship between a certified associated ethics term word list for hospitality education, information was used to determine the presence of ethics related content and the location of that content (freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior classes). By examining the ethics related key curricular elements in the newly revised ACPHA Program Learning Outcomes (PLO’s), a sense of alignment was attained and informed future curriculum improvement efforts for this topic. Keywords: ethics, education, hospitality, content analysis, curriculum

Item Type:	Thesis (Doctoral)
Publisher’s Statement:	© Copyright is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Cline Library, Northern Arizona University. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
Keywords:	Accreditation; Content Analysis; Curriculum; Education; Ethics; Hospitality
Subjects:	T Technology > TX Home economics
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status:	Student
Department/Unit:	Graduate College > Theses and Dissertations College of Education > Educational Leadership
Date Deposited:	22 May 2025 17:40
Last Modified:	22 May 2025 17:40
URI:	https://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/6171

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