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SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi

Most students in Malaysia will continue their studies at a higher level after completing their SPM examination. Tertiary education is becoming increasingly crucial as Malaysia strives to become a developed country. Students frequently face difficulties when deciding whether to continue their studies...

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Main Authors: Khalid, Haslinda, Mazlan, Nurfatihah, Mohi, Zurinawati
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2023
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/94865/1/94865.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.948652024-05-31T01:45:02Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/94865/ SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi jthca Khalid, Haslinda Mazlan, Nurfatihah Mohi, Zurinawati Higher Education Most students in Malaysia will continue their studies at a higher level after completing their SPM examination. Tertiary education is becoming increasingly crucial as Malaysia strives to become a developed country. Students frequently face difficulties when deciding whether to continue their studies or not. Their minds will be preoccupied with where to study and what field to learn. In reality, many students are hesitant to continue their education and begin working immediately upon completion of secondary school, even more so when they have developed diverse skills throughout their years in upper secondary school. This study explores the motivation factors that upper secondary vocational programs students to pursue further studies in hospitality programs. Understanding SPM leavers' intentions to continue their education in the hospitality sector is critical for higher education institutions and the hospitality industry. This study will contribute to a better understanding of what is going on in the minds of students considering pursuing their studies in hospitality programs. The industry's labour force requires more intellectual capital and competencies to satisfy growing demands. This study can generate ideas and insight into the acceptance and appeal of the upper secondary vocational program among secondary school students and recommend ways to improve the syllabus if necessary. This study may assist students in better comprehending the choices and benefits of continuing their education in hospitality programs. Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2023-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/94865/1/94865.pdf SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi. (2023) Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Tourism,_Hospitality_and_Culinary_Arts/>, 15 (2). pp. 14-47. ISSN 1985-8914 ; 2590-3837 https://www.jthca.org/
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
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country Malaysia
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topic Higher Education
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Khalid, Haslinda
Mazlan, Nurfatihah
Mohi, Zurinawati
SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi
description Most students in Malaysia will continue their studies at a higher level after completing their SPM examination. Tertiary education is becoming increasingly crucial as Malaysia strives to become a developed country. Students frequently face difficulties when deciding whether to continue their studies or not. Their minds will be preoccupied with where to study and what field to learn. In reality, many students are hesitant to continue their education and begin working immediately upon completion of secondary school, even more so when they have developed diverse skills throughout their years in upper secondary school. This study explores the motivation factors that upper secondary vocational programs students to pursue further studies in hospitality programs. Understanding SPM leavers' intentions to continue their education in the hospitality sector is critical for higher education institutions and the hospitality industry. This study will contribute to a better understanding of what is going on in the minds of students considering pursuing their studies in hospitality programs. The industry's labour force requires more intellectual capital and competencies to satisfy growing demands. This study can generate ideas and insight into the acceptance and appeal of the upper secondary vocational program among secondary school students and recommend ways to improve the syllabus if necessary. This study may assist students in better comprehending the choices and benefits of continuing their education in hospitality programs.
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author Khalid, Haslinda
Mazlan, Nurfatihah
Mohi, Zurinawati
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Mazlan, Nurfatihah
Mohi, Zurinawati
author_sort Khalid, Haslinda
title SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi
title_short SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi
title_full SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi
title_fullStr SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi
title_full_unstemmed SPM leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / Haslinda Khalid, Nurfatihah Mazlan and Zurinawati Mohi
title_sort spm leavers’ motivation factors continuing study in hospitality program: an exploratory study / haslinda khalid, nurfatihah mazlan and zurinawati mohi
publisher Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate 2023
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/94865/1/94865.pdf
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