Abstract:
The objective of this research is to study on factors influencing to intention of studying undergraduate education major in hotel and culinary, consisting of 1. the perceived benefits: an opportunity to get a good job in hospitality or culinary field; an acquiring expert hospitality or culinary knowledge; an obtaining a prestigious qualification in hospitality or culinary; the course reputation; the reputation of the institute and faculty, 2. the perceived risk: the losing of tuition learning; the study on undesired course; the study on inaptitude; waste time, and 3. the personal reasoning: an influence from others; the personal aptitude and interest; the preference of learing institution. This research is quantitative research. This study used multiple regression analysis. The samples of this study were 420 undergraduate students from government and private university, Thai and Special program who were studying in the field of hotel or culinary institutionsduring the 2020 academic year. The participants were chosen by Quota sampling from population in each region of Thailand. The results of the study revealed that 1. the overall perceived benefit were at the high level, 2. the overall risk perception were at the moderate level, and 3. the overall personal reasons were at the high level. The hypothesis testing found that 1. the perceived benefits: recognizing benefits of hospitality or culinary in the future; acquiring expert knowledge in hospitality or culinary; obtaining a prestigious educational background in hospitality or culinary,2. the perception of risk: the losing of tuition learning; the study on undesired course; the study on inaptitude; waste time, and 3. the personal reasoning: an influence from others; the personal aptitude and interest; the preference of learing institution, have influenced to the intention of studying undergraduate education major in hotel and culinary. This study can be used as a guideline for developing strategies and increasing competitiveness in the undergraduated hospitality course or culinary institution in order to survive in the current multi-directional competitive situation.