An expert panel of 12 hospitality program deans, department heads, and
directors (CEOs) and 28 members of their advisory committees rated 60 statements
identified as advisory committee activities. Panel members reached consensus on
58 of 60 statements after three survey mailings using the Delphi technique, a process
for determining group consensus.
The expert panel strongly agreed with six statements and disagreed with four
statements. T-tests identified 10 statements where a significant difference (p=<.05)
in agreement occurred between the CEOs and the advisory committee members.
Three of those statements were financial issues, two were identifying research and
training needs, and another was evaluating the hospitality education program.
Advisory committee members indicated that they should be consulted regarding
curriculum, subject matter, special training needs, and developing educational
objectives.
CEOs currently using or planning to use an advisory committee should carefully
review the statement ratings to identify those activities with which they can expect
the most support and those that are potentially the most controversial. Key Words:
hospitality education programs, advisory committee, Delphi technique.
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