Embedding sustainability in tourism education: bridging curriculum gaps for a sustainable future

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dc.contributor.authorFernández-Villarán Ara, Asunción
dc.contributor.authorGuereño-Omil, Basagaitz
dc.contributor.authorAgeitos Varela, Nagore
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-26T08:34:04Z
dc.date.available2025-02-26T08:34:04Z
dc.date.issued2024-11
dc.date.updated2025-02-26T08:34:04Z
dc.description.abstractThe evolving challenges in the tourism industry, particularly those related to sustainability, demand significant revisions to current degree programs. This paper presents the design of a higher education curriculum for tourism studies at a Spanish university, responding to industry needs for broader, high-level knowledge and skills, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, digital transformation, and socially responsible practices. The curriculum prioritizes critical and strategic thinking alongside liberal reflection to empower students to lead in sustainable tourism development. Developed collaboratively with the entire tourism faculty, the curriculum design was informed by an extensive analysis of 105 international university courses, 204 job offers, feedback from 195 alumni, and ongoing consultations with professionals and community partners. Grounded in the concept of curriculum space and the philosophic practitioner framework, the curriculum integrates knowledge, soft skills, and attitudes to foster an innovative, sustainable learning ecosystem that prepares graduates to tackle the complexities of modern tourism with a focus on long-term environmental and social impacts.en
dc.identifier.citationFernández-Villarán, A., Guereño-Omil, B., & Ageitos, N. (2024). Embedding Sustainability in Tourism Education: Bridging Curriculum Gaps for a Sustainable Future. Sustainability (Switzerland), 16(21). https://doi.org/10.3390/SU16219286
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/SU16219286
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/2378
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.rights© 2024 by the authors
dc.subject.otherCurriculum design
dc.subject.otherCurriculum space
dc.subject.otherDigital transformation
dc.subject.otherHigher education
dc.subject.otherPhilosophic practitioner framework
dc.subject.otherSustainability in tourism
dc.subject.otherTourism education
dc.titleEmbedding sustainability in tourism education: bridging curriculum gaps for a sustainable futureen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.issue21
oaire.citation.titleSustainability (Switzerland)
oaire.citation.volume16
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
oaire.versionVoR
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