Naslov
The position of tourism education at the Graduate school of economics and business in Zagreb compared to selected undergraduate tourism education in Croatia and abroad

Autori
Kesar, Oliver ; Frajlić, Dubravka ; Pološki, Nina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
International Scientific Conferenece "Rethinking of Education and Training for Tourism" : proceedings / Vukonić, Boris ; Čavlek, Nevenka - Zagreb, 2002, 453-466

ISBN
953-6025-04-3

Skup
International Scientific Conferenece "Rethinking of Education and Training for Tourism"

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 18.04.2002. - 20.04.2002

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
tourism; undergraduate education in tourism; study program structure

Sažetak
At the beginning of the new millennium the tourism industry is, despite of all internal and external influences, still one of the leading and fastest growing global economic activities. A progressive increase in tourism demand requires both greater number and more competent employees. Therefore the education programs in tourism should be reconsidered and tailored to best suit the needs of tourism industry. The aim of this research was to compare undergraduate programs in tourism at the Graduate School of Economics & Business (GSEB) in Zagreb with other Croatian programs in tourism and as well best tourism programs at similar level abroad. The purpose of this comparison was to find out similarities and differences among them in order to suggest improvements. The list of analyzed undergraduate tourism programs was based on the experts' opinion survey. International professionals and teaching stuff in the field of tourism were asked to recommend five best undergraduate programs in tourism. The final analysis was made on the judgment sample of 19 universities (14 international and 5 Croatian). The comparison between undergraduate tourism programs at the GSEB and selected programs in Croatia and abroad showed that six out of eight most frequent subjects in Croatia and seven out of eleven most frequent subjects worldwide are part of the current GSEB curricula. In that sense, the GSEB in Zagreb through its undergraduate programs in tourism justifies its membership in the World Tourism Organization Education Council. However, because Croatia should adjust its education system according to Bologna Declaration during the next four years, some adjustments are required. One of the options is to follow the world trend of generic or business orientation and specialization of undergraduate tourism programs.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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