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Integrating Sustainability into Tourism Education and Training in Ireland: Current Reality and Future Actions

Author :	Jane Stacey, Sheila Flanagan, Kevin Griffin & Anna Tottle
School/Work Place :	Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Contact :	jane.stacey@dit.ie
Year :	2008

The focus of this paper is to provide an overview of the current sustainability content in Irish tourism programmes and the identification of key trends in this regard. It is based on extensive research of secondary and tertiary education sectors across tourism and hospitality programmes in Ireland, undertaken by the Tourism Research Centre at the Dublin Institute of echnology. The research considers a range of programmes, including tourism, hospitality, culinary arts, event management, leisure and business programmes with a tourism component.

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Tag :: tourism education; teaching; hospitality education; Ireland; sustainability

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Registered Date :: 2013.10.13; 20:03:20

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