Footnote:
In: Journal of Tourism, Vol. XII, No. 1, pp. 39-59, 2011
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2011 erstellt
Description:
Having acknowledged with prominent share in education sector both domestically and globally, the subcontinent of India is exploring possible opportunities in positioning itself as an admired educational destination. Incidentally with respect to tourism education, India does not shine and share maximum benefits as its counterparts in the other continents enjoy. The present paper is an attempt to showcase the roadblocks found in Indian tourism education with special emphasis on the mountainous Uttarakhand state. With its unsurpassed beauty the whole of the state is itself a tourism treasure and the need for tourism education have become imperative to develop and to promote the same. The study was based on primary and secondary data collected during December 2009 - March 2010 in Garhwal Himalaya of the Uttarakhand state. Necessary statistical tests like ANOVA, Mann Whitney etc are employed to arrive out meaningful results. A structured questionnaire were used as an instrument for collecting primary data from students (150) & faculty members (50) and the review of journals, reports, information material serves the need of secondary data accordingly. The output elucidates the failure to concentrate on certain significant areas by educational service providers put the state and country much behind than its western counterparts. The study further clearly explains the drawbacks possessed by the country and state when compared to other benchmarked countries. It also conveys the need for robust change in tourism education system of the subcontinent especially in the identified state to position as an admired destination for tourism related education