The Purpose of Undergraduate Tourism Programmes in the United Kingdom

‘Location, Location, Location’ — The Relative Importance of Country, Institution and Program: A Study of Tourism Postgraduate Students

“…While there is a growing body of literature focused on undergraduate students (Cole, Cole, & Ferguson, 2006;Lee, Kim, & Lo, 2008;O'Mahony, McWilliams, & Whitelaw, 2001;O'Mahony et al, 2008;Stuart-Hoyle, 2003;Wickens, Forbes, & Tribe, 2006), there is a dearth of studies examining postgraduate student motivations. In particular, there is a lack of studies that examine the motivations of postgraduate students in the field of tourism.…”

Reassessing employer expectations of graduates in UK travel services

“…She provides evidence that some programmes 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 60 http ://mc.manuscriptcentral .com/jtr 7 have a "tendency to drift away from that aim, " and that a distinction appears to be emerging between programmes which offer a 'whole system approach' i.e. an education about tourism, as opposed to those which deal with more operational elements; an education for tourism, Stuart-Hoyle (2003).…”

“…It is apparent that there is a perceived gap between educators influenced by the academic rationales for their degree programmes and the more practically oriented approach often advocated by employers with their emphasis on transferable skills. Stuart-Hoyle (2003) questions the claim that the majority of undergraduate tourism programmes key purpose is in preparing graduates for a career in the tourism industry. She provides evidence that some programmes 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 2 3 60 http ://mc.manuscriptcentral .com/jtr 7 have a "tendency to drift away from that aim, " and that a distinction appears to be emerging between programmes which offer a 'whole system approach' i.e.…”

‘Citizen of the World’ or ‘Management Puppet’? The Place of Tourism Studies in Higher Education

“…Where are the faculties of Leisure and Tourism today? Just as global warming threatens the existence of many species and biological diversity, the persuasive management culture threatens the existence of faculties of Leisure and Tourism and academic plurality, as tourism courses are increasingly subsumed into courses that include management in their titles and are based in service industry schools of management faculties (Stuart-Hoyle 2003). In her study, 'the purpose of undergraduate tourism programmes in the United Kingdom' Stuart-Hoyle (2003: 57) found that a 'basic business core curriculum is still in evidence within the majority of undergraduate tourism programmes'.…”