Providing education in a growth industry: Issues in ecotourism education and employment in Australia

Richard Thwaites, Neil Lipscombe, Emma Smith

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    Abstract

    As the ecotourism industry has grown, a diversity of courses have been developed to provide training to meet the needs of the industry. However, the influx of a growing number of graduates into the industry raises questions related to the courses, the industry, and the links between them. To consider these issues, a workshop was held during the annual conference of the Ecotourism Association of Australia in 1999. This paper introduces some of the issues under discussion, describes some of the key themes arising from the workshop, and identifies further questions, and possible directions which could be followed to deal with some of these issues.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)81-97
    Number of pages17
    JournalJournal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism
    Volume2
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

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