The theming of tourism education: a three-domain approach

By C. Dale, N. Robinson. 2001

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Explores developments in tourism education to date, drawing on wider theoretical perspectives including the “McDonaldization” and the “Disneyization” of society. The article raises critical questions that tourism stakeholders need to acknowledge if tourism, both as an industry and as a field of study, is to sustain itself in the long term. To meet the evolving needs of stakeholders, this article proposes that tourism education should become more specialist in nature. The authors forward a three‐domain model of tourism education based on generic, functional, and product/market‐based themed degree routes. The article outlines a cost/benefit analysis of theming tourism education for the key stakeholders and puts forward an action plan for its implementation.

Subfields: Demography, Sociology and Political Science, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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• Rethinking tourism education: what should schools teach? (2006, background): “Many researchers suggest tourism educators develop courses specifically to meet the needs of students and practitioners (e.g. Dale and Robinson, 2001; Morgan 2004).”