Abstract
Tourism as an academic field is at a generational crossroad. The founders are retiring and being succeeded by a new generation of scholars often with tourism focussed undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. This new generation could be labelled Generation T and is characterised by a multidisciplinary education associated with a broad field of study. This generation is commonly considered to lack the advantages of a specific discipline focussed education in terms of theoretical and methodological foundations. Theoretical and methodological development in tourism however will become a primary responsibility of this new generation and there is uncertainty about how Generation T could contribute constructively to this development. This paper outlines the potential of Generation T to contribute to the evolution of tourism studies through the development of tourism theory and adoption of mixed methodological perspectives.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CAUTHE 2011: National Conference: Tourism : Creating a Brilliant Blend |
| Place of Publication | Adelaide |
| Publisher | University of South Australia |
| Pages | 1064 - 1068 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780987050700 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | CAUTHE Conference: Tourism – Creating a Brilliant Blend - University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Duration: 8 Feb 2011 → 11 Feb 2011 Conference number: 21st http://cauthe.org/services/conferences/ |
Conference
| Conference | CAUTHE Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | CAUTHE 2011 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Adelaide |
| Period | 8/02/11 → 11/02/11 |
| Other | The School of Management at the University of South Australia hosted the 21st CAUTHE annual conference for academics, scholars and government industry representatives in Adelaide. A PhD and ECR workshop was held prior to the conference on Monday 7 February. Researchers were invited to submit papers examining aspects related to the notion of a brilliant blend, reflecting implications of the product and services mix needed by destinations to achieve optimum tourist experiences. Themes were sufficiently flexible and universal in their relevance and of interest to scholars throughout Australia and internationally. |
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