TY - JOUR
T1 - Professionalization of the shipping industry via postgraduate education
AU - Ng, Adolf K.Y.
AU - Koo, Anita C.
AU - Pallis, Athanasios A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is supported by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (project code: G-YH26 ). We would like to thank Professor Constantinos Chlomoudis (University of Piraeus, Greece), Dr Jasmine Lam (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Professor Jose Tongzon (Inha University, South Korea), Dr Hon-shu Wong (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong) and Mr Jimmy Pun for their kind assistance. Last but not least, we would like to thank our research assistant, Ms Fung Mei Yiu and Mr Chi Ho Cheung, in undertaking the tedious tasks of data entry and processing, respectively. Usual disclaimers apply.
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - The paper investigates the roles and nature of postgraduate education on the professionalization of the shipping industry. The recent growth of postgraduate education is marked by the massive expansion of professional programmes on disciplines which traditionally emphasized non-academic, apprentice-style learning approach, including shipping business and management. The reasons behind such growth of demands, however, have remained scarce and empirically under-researched. Understanding this deficiency, in this study, we have undertaken a questionnaire survey completed by students/graduates who are pursuing/have recently pursued masters' programmes in shipping-related business and management offered by six Asian and European universities. Specifically, we analyze student motivations, considerations, and sources of information before enrolling such programmes, the extent that the shipping industry or other forces act as driving forces towards such enrollment, as well as students' evaluation of the postgraduate programmes that they are pursing/have pursued. Integrated in these discussions are comparative analyses of the data provided by different student groups based on their professional experiences and cultural backgrounds. We believe that this study has provided the lacking empirical inputs essential for achieving the sustainable development of postgraduate education in shipping business and management.
AB - The paper investigates the roles and nature of postgraduate education on the professionalization of the shipping industry. The recent growth of postgraduate education is marked by the massive expansion of professional programmes on disciplines which traditionally emphasized non-academic, apprentice-style learning approach, including shipping business and management. The reasons behind such growth of demands, however, have remained scarce and empirically under-researched. Understanding this deficiency, in this study, we have undertaken a questionnaire survey completed by students/graduates who are pursuing/have recently pursued masters' programmes in shipping-related business and management offered by six Asian and European universities. Specifically, we analyze student motivations, considerations, and sources of information before enrolling such programmes, the extent that the shipping industry or other forces act as driving forces towards such enrollment, as well as students' evaluation of the postgraduate programmes that they are pursing/have pursued. Integrated in these discussions are comparative analyses of the data provided by different student groups based on their professional experiences and cultural backgrounds. We believe that this study has provided the lacking empirical inputs essential for achieving the sustainable development of postgraduate education in shipping business and management.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.031
DO - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.031
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:79953278829
SN - 0964-5691
VL - 54
SP - 364
EP - 373
JO - Ocean and Coastal Management
JF - Ocean and Coastal Management
IS - 5
ER -