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Learning for Sustainable Tourism

Author :	BEST Education Network
Year :	2011 \| Think Tank XI

How do we know that people have learned not just about environment and economic sustainability but about equity and sustainability
How do learners from different cultural and social backgrounds learn about sustainable tourism?
What does sustainability mean in different cultural contexts? Are there cross-cultural differences in sustainable tourism and learning – does it mean anything/different things in different contexts?
How do we convey the notion that perceived realities need to be challenged while operating in institutions that live and foster the realities that are currently dominant? Can free-thinkers exist and be encouraged within the walls of structured learning environments?
Exploration of the gap between theory and practice in various contexts (e.g. academics, tour guides, etc)
How do we reconcile an industry that focuses on growth with sustainable philosophy and practice? Facilitating changes in mind-sets?
What are the threshold concepts in sustainable tourism?
Are students motivated to learn about ST and if yes, what motivates them?
What motivates consumers/tourists to learn about sustainable tourism
What are the barriers that prevent consumer motivation?
How can sustainable issues (theory) be put into practice. From knowing to action.
How can we involve students/people to feel more responsible for learning and acting in a sustainable way? Active participation/learning
What is it we want students to know about ST?
What is that students can actively do once they have learnt about sustainable tourism?
How can we involve trainers and teachers in this (see above)?
Are there ways to provide practical experiences to students in order to provide first hand experiences in learning for sustainable tourism?
Who are the learners of sustainable tourism – who is the person who is committed rather than not, what drives a person to act and learn about sustainable tourism?
What are the attributes of the teachers of sustainable tourism – psychographic, lifestyle attributes, etc?
We need to understand the alternative financial models that can be used by SMEs to support sustainable practice in industry.
How can knowledge transfer to industry be facilitated, improved and enhanced (e.g. understanding financial models, CSR, delivery of knowledge to industry, generating two way channels of communication, etc)
How can learning be used as a tool for encouraging more sustainable visitor behaviors (i.e. transformative travel and learning)?
To what extent is learning an accumulative effect of a particular sort of experience?
Effectiveness of pledging as a form of behavior change? Cultural context of pledging?
Longitudinal studies about the learning process
Which teaching methods and tools are most successful in increasing student learning about sustainable tourism?
How is success measured in sustainable tourism education?
What is the difference between learning for sustainable tourism and learning in other areas of knowledge? Is there a difference? If so, what is it?
Is there a brand for sustainable learning?
What makes an expert sustainable tourism practitioner? How does the knowledge production process work? How can we enhance the development of expert knowledge?

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»	Learning for Sustainable Tourism	Dec 12, 2013
»	How do we know that people have learned not just about environment and economic sustainability but about equity and sustainability How do learners from different cultural and social backgrounds learn about sustainable tourism? What does sustainability mean in different cultural co... Author: BEST Education Network Year: 2011 \| Think Tank XI
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2	Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainable Tourism [11]	Oct 10, 2013
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1	Managing Risk and Crises for Sustainable Tourism [4]	Oct 10, 2013
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