Developing professional communities with youth involvement: A path to commitment in tourism

Viola Horváth; Zsófia Kenesei

doi:10.14267/TURBULL.2025v25n2.2

Szerzők

Viola Horváth Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem
Zsófia Kenesei Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14267/TURBULL.2025v25n2.2

Kulcsszavak:

szakmai közösség, elköteleződés, élményalapú tanulás, turizmus–vendéglátás, mentorálási keretelmélet

Absztrakt

A turizmus és a vendéglátás területén kulcsfontosságú a jól képzett munkaerő. Kutatásunk a mentorprogramok mint szakmai közösségek szerepét vizsgálja a fiatal szakemberek szakmai fejlődésében és a pályán való megtartásában. Két fókuszcsoportos interjúra épülve a kutatás feltárja, hogy az élmények, a mentorálás és a közösségi részvétel mely elemei befolyásolják az ágazati elköteleződést. Az eredmények alapján a mentorprogramokban való aktív lét, mely egyfajta hídként jelenik meg a szakmai közösség felé, elősegíti a fiatal szakemberek szakmai integrációját és pozitív attitűdjét a szektor iránt. Az összetartozás érzésének kialakításával ezek a közösségek egyben az érzelmi kötődést is erősítik. A kutatás hasznos iránymutatást ad a munkaerő-fejlesztési stratégiákhoz, valamint hangsúlyozza a mentorálás és a szakmai közösségek fontosságát a jövő kihívásaira felkészült munkaerő kialakításában. Az eredmények hasznosak lehetnek oktatók, ágazati vezetők és döntéshozók számára is.

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