本研究以臺灣地區二專、五專、二技及大學的觀光科系應屆畢業生為對象，分析其升學和就業的意向。使用經過效度、信度處理的自編問卷進行施測。結果指出，在有關受訪者畢業後有無升學意願上，其中「父、母親的態度」在不同學制之受訪者中，均呈現顯著相關性；而在畢業後準備繼續升學或直接就業的決定上，不同性別、學業成績、父親的態度、師長或同學的影響等，則有統計上顯著的差異。本研究依調查結果，分別對教育主管機關、學校，及觀光業界提出建議。

This study was to analyze the intention for further education and the employment aspiration of the graduating students of tourism program in five-year junior colleges, post two-year technological colleges, and universities in Taiwan. The survey instrument used in this study was a structured questionnaire prepared by the author after a pretest for validity and reliability. The results indicated that there was a significant association between students' intention for getting further education and father's attitude or mother's attitude. Statistically significant difference were also found between gender, academic credits, father's attitude, teachers' influence or classmates' influence on students' intention for getting further education or employment. Based on the results several suggestions for education administration, schools, and tourism industry were made.