Characteristics of quality assurance from the viewpoint of hospitality and tourism education

Abstract

Good quality assurance practices within a culture of continuous evolving educational system are currently playing an important part more than ever. Students are observing and understanding the role of quality assurance as an improvement process which will eventually benefit them. To be able to value what they are learning, students need to verify important factors within their learning environment. These factors vary from lecturers’ professionalism, diversity of lecturing aids, different assessment styles used for their work, and opportunities that are awaiting in the future when they graduate from the same educational institution where they are currently studying. Learning ethos are a true example of what quality assurance can lead to within an educational institution from a student’s perspective. For students, learning ethos are all those factors which are related to the input they are giving their respective programme of study.