Teaching Tourism

Abstract

We are political beings, our behaviours shaped by values connected to our political beliefs. As tourism teachers and researchers, we need to be aware of these values because their influence extends beyond our lives, into the lives of students we interact with in the classroom; researchers we connect with through our publications; and, ultimately, the nature and impact of tourism. Various factors determine political values, but all are linked by one theme: if unexamined, they can lead to "disvalues", negatively affecting the marginalised of our communities, including Indigenous populations. That's why we need to address them in our classrooms.