ABSTRACT

This study aims to investigate the motivations for undergraduate students to pursue studies in culinary arts. The research consists of a mixed methodology, a survey with 94 students from 64 different Brazilian universities, and two focus groups, one group with ten students and one group with twelve students. The students were in their last year of university. The results show that the motivations to pursue a culinary arts degree are related to personal interest, field attractiveness, university degree, and the growing emphasis on culinary shows. The contribution of this research is its innovative approach to examine why students are studying culinary arts.

摘要

本研究旨在调查本科生学习烹饪艺术的动机。该研究采用混合方法，对来自 64 所不同巴西大学的 94 名学生进行调查，以及两个焦点小组，一组有 10 名学生，一组有 12 名学生。这些学生正处于大学最后一年。结果表明，追求烹饪艺术学位的动机与个人兴趣、领域吸引力、大学学位以及对烹饪表演的日益重视有关。这项研究的贡献在于其创新的方法来检查学生学习烹饪艺术的原因。