TY - JOUR
T1 - Interdisciplinary higher education in tourism: The case of SQU, Oman
T2 - The case of SQU, Oman
AU - Afifi, Galal
AU - Atef, Tamer
AU - Al Busaidi, Yaqoob
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - One of the most distinctive features of tourism is its extensive relationships with other areas, where tourism rooted interactions with economic, cultural, social, environmental, political, and religious aspects are all well documented. It is, therefore, logic to assume that such nested relationships have a reflection on tourism education. In this regard, this research aims to analyse the academic plan of the Tourism Department at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) to recognize the interaction between tourism and other educational disciplines. As an accredited programme, practices of the Tourism Department at SQU could be seen as a good model for other regional departments which aim to ensure adopting an interdisciplinary approach in tourism education.
AB - One of the most distinctive features of tourism is its extensive relationships with other areas, where tourism rooted interactions with economic, cultural, social, environmental, political, and religious aspects are all well documented. It is, therefore, logic to assume that such nested relationships have a reflection on tourism education. In this regard, this research aims to analyse the academic plan of the Tourism Department at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) to recognize the interaction between tourism and other educational disciplines. As an accredited programme, practices of the Tourism Department at SQU could be seen as a good model for other regional departments which aim to ensure adopting an interdisciplinary approach in tourism education.
KW - Interdisciplinary education
KW - Oman
KW - academic plans
KW - accreditation
KW - tourism education
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U2 - 10.1080/13032917.2018.1494610
DO - 10.1080/13032917.2018.1494610
M3 - Article
SN - 1303-2917
VL - 30
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality
JF - Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality
IS - 1
ER -