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LIMITATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH 
The primary limitation of this study was that the primary author developed the survey instrument from the 
ground up. Although she used accepted research methods to ensure its reliability and validity, adjustments to the 
instrument based on reliability and factor analysis could improve its accuracy and, hence, the ability of other 
researchers to replicate this study. In addition, members of the ACF may not be representative of all culinary 
managers. Surveying other groups, such as chefs and kitchen managers from specific hotel and restaurant 
companies, would make the findings more generalizable. The study could also be repeated to gain the insights of 
other stakeholder groups, such as culinary students and alumni. To further study the relationship between general 
quality assessment theories and quality evaluation for culinary arts programs, future research could specifically 
investigate whether ADCAP fit Astin’s (1985) talent development model or whether value-added assessment 
techniques (Ewell, 2002) can identify how ADCAP’s characteristics affect outcomes measures, such as scores on 
culinary tests, retention, graduation, and placement rates, and satisfaction of graduates.