JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Food Services and Student Life: A Business Anthropological Case Study

Author(s): Hu Mingzhi, Du Yanqiu, Liu Sha, Liu Yuan, Niu Haiyang, Wang Yifan

Citation: Hu Mingzhi, Du Yanqiu, Liu Sha, Liu Yuan, Niu Haiyang, Wang Yifan, (2012) "Food Services and Student Life: A Business Anthropological Case Study," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.12, Iss. 5, pp. 123 - 140

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The quality of food services is a hot topic on college campuses across the globe. It has a substantial influence on student retention. Positive campus dining experiences can enhance campus food service as an integrated part of student life and contribute to overall student retention efforts. However, up to now, there are few literatures with reference to the linkage between the quality of food service and the happiness and satisfaction of student life in China. We assume the largest reason is that the quality of food service is not the component of the annual university evaluation system. In this paper, we are employing an anthropological approach which designed to test our assumptions about the potential relationship between the quality of STU food service and the students’ happiness and satisfaction.