Teaching food service administration at the college level

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop an Institution Administration program to be taught at the undergraduate level at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Institution administration programs in other land-grant colleges and universities were studied and recommendations for such programs were obtained from directors of approved dietetic internships.

An institution administration program comprised of a course in institution management and organization and a course in institution administration experience was developed. The program developed was in agreement with institution administration programs offered in other colleges and universities end recommended by directors of internships.

The two courses making up the institution administration program were taught at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute fall quarter, 1960 end winter quarter, 1961. At the termination of winter quarter, 1961, the program was evaluated for effectiveness and recommendations for further development of the program were made.