A Critical Peep into Tourism Education in India: An Ex-Insider's Reflections

George, Babu

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“…Campus sustainability in India is still in its infancy, with several of the countryís most prestigious institutions failing to acknowledge it (Bantanur et al, 2015). Nonetheless, leaders in Indiaís tourism education have been convening conclaves and think tanks to address pressing issues such as curriculum designing, stakeholder integration, incorporating sustainability, and the development of future tourism educators (George, 2013;Suneeth et al, 2021). The Indian government has taken tourism education very seriously because, despite its incomparably superior natural and cultural heritage, the country does not appear anywhere on the list of major tourism revenue recipients (Sarkar & George, 2019).…”

Section: Contextual Framework Tourism Education In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tracing the Sustainability Components in the Indian Tourism Curricula: An Exploratory Study

Gavinolla,

Suneeth,

Kashya

et al. 2023

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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Tourism for its intrinsic character of people, planet and profit has been an enduring area of research for sustainable policy and practices. Planning and implementing sustainable tourism in India are largely shaped and groomed in the classrooms. Currently, over two hundred universities across the country offer tourism programs. The current study involves a two-stage process. Available literature was first summarized into items of sustainability components required of a program structure such as sustainability aspects; viz. socio-economic, environmental, and business, case study approach, interaction with stakeholders, research & practices in local settings and timely update of the syllabus. Such components in the second stage of the research formed the basis of the questionnaire used for qualitative research involving senior academics responsible for designing the syllabi. Findings present a model on the effective integration of sustainable tourism theories and practices into tourism curricula.

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Section: Contextual Framework Tourism Education In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite these issues, there are many pricking problems afflicting tourism higher education in India. Some of these problems are noted internationally as well, while the rest are very India specific (George, 2013).…”

Section: Contextual Framework Tourism Education In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Tracing the Sustainability Components in the Indian Tourism Curricula: An Exploratory Study

Gavinolla,

Suneeth,

Kashya

et al. 2023

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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Patterns of Tourism and Hospitality Education in India and Malaysia: A Critical Reflection

Sarkar

George

2018

Perspectives on Asian Tourism

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A Comparative Study of Undergraduate Curriculum in Tourism Management Between India and Australia

2021

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The primary purpose of any tourismcurriculum is to cultivate the talents and skills of students to make them fit as per the needs of the industry. This helps to maintain tourism offerings as per the international standards for both domestic and international tourists. Tourism is an industry of expanding economic significance to both India and Australia. This study aims to compare the undergraduate tourism curriculum content in India with those offered in Australia in order to show up differences in approach, outcomes and design. As a sample 18 Indians and 7 Australian universities undergraduate curriculum content was selected. Content analysis is used to examine the curriculum content. The study result indicates that Australian universities have more specialization in tourism management/theory subjects as compared to Indian universities.However the present post-covid-19 pandemic era would be requiring more digital competency skills which are comparatively lesser in the current curriculum structurefor both the countries. The study provided valuable information in the form of cross-country curriculum content comparison and shows that under which components differences occur further it can be helpful for tourism curriculum planners to know the difference and to adapt well with the current industry requirement.

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A Critical Peep into Tourism Education in India: An Ex-Insider's Reflections

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Tracing the Sustainability Components in the Indian Tourism Curricula: An Exploratory Study

Tracing the Sustainability Components in the Indian Tourism Curricula: An Exploratory Study

Patterns of Tourism and Hospitality Education in India and Malaysia: A Critical Reflection

A Comparative Study of Undergraduate Curriculum in Tourism Management Between India and Australia

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