Among the areas of education that interest me most, hidden curriculum and equality are two that keep coming to top of mind, especially when any discussion on adult education arises. In many ways these two topics are discussed in a paper I wrote to explore hidden curriculum in a supervisory develop course for the hospitality industry.
While the topic of a hidden curriculum is widely panned in K-12, little is written about it in adult education. Nevertheless, unstated learning exists within college and university curriculum, and students at this level are still exposed to ideas and expectations that teach them to behave and self-select for specific roles in society and indeed the labour force. With what we know about hidden curriculum I wanted to investigate the training in the hospitality industry to see if it was there as well. As such the link to the attached paper looks at one course from the Educational Institute, the academic training division of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) to see where possible examples of hidden curriculum occur in their training programs. The curriculum for the AH&LA course 250, Supervision in the Hospitality Industry, teaches an unstated set of work values that are distinctly Westernized despite the application of the curriculum in cultures throughout the world.
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Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education
While the topic of a hidden curriculum is widely panned in K-12, little is written about it in adult education. Nevertheless, unstated learning exists within college and university curriculum, and students at this level are still exposed to ideas and expectations that teach them to behave and self-select for specific roles in society and indeed the labour force. With what we know about hidden curriculum I wanted to investigate the training in the hospitality industry to see if it was there as well. As such the link to the attached paper looks at one course from the Educational Institute, the academic training division of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) to see where possible examples of hidden curriculum occur in their training programs. The curriculum for the AH&LA course 250, Supervision in the Hospitality Industry, teaches an unstated set of work values that are distinctly Westernized despite the application of the curriculum in cultures throughout the world.
To read more please click to read:
Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education