Relevance of sustainability education in the tourism sector

Authors

  • Ana León-Gómez Universidad de Málaga
  • Jorge Alexander Mora Forero Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.3991

Keywords:

Sustainability, Tourism, Education, University, Sustainable Tourism, Training, Bibliometrics

Abstract

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of a total of 113 publications released between 1996 and 2021 that analyse academic training in sustainability in tourism universities worldwide. The main objective of this analysis is to identify the most relevant research in this field and the most current research trends in the Web of Science database. To this end, we carried out a review of the productivity of the most prolific authors, journals and geographical regions. This was followed by analyses of co-authorship networks and keyword co-occurrences.

References

Arencibia Jorge, R., & Carvajal Espino, R. (2008). Los índices H, G y R: su uso para identificar autores líderes en el área de la comunicación durante el período 2001-2006. Acimed, 17(4), 0.

Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2017). Bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis. Journal of Informetrics, 11(4), 959–975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007

Arrobas, F., Ferreira, J., Brito-Henriques, E., & Fernandes, A. (2020). Measuring tourism and environmental sciences students’ attitudes towards sustainable tourism. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 27, 100273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlste.2020.100273

Bramwell, B. (1996). Sustainable tourism management education in Europe. Tourism Management, 17(4), 307-308.https://doi.org/10.1016/0261-5177(96)87004-X

Camargo, B. A., & Gretzel, U. (2017). What do tourism students know about sustainability and sustainable tourism? An exploratory study of Latin American students. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 17(2), 101–117.https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2017.1294038

D’Eramo, J. E., DuPont, H. L., Preston, G. A., Smolensky, M. H., & Roht, L. H. (1983). The short-and long-term effects of a handbook on antimicrobial prescribing patterns of hospital physicians. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 4(4), 209-214.

Dibra, M., & Oelfke, T. (2013). Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes toward Sustainable Tourism Development in Albania. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 4(10), 706. https://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n10p706

Donthu, N., Kumar, S., Pandey, N., & Lim, W. M. (2021). Research constituents, intellectual structure, and collaboration patterns in Journal of International Marketing: An analytical retrospective. Journal of International Marketing, 29(2), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069031X211004234Egghe, L. (2006). Theory and practise of the g-index. Scientometrics, 69(1), 131–152.

Fahimnia, B., Sarkis, J., & Davarzani, H. (2015). Green supply chain management: A review and bibliometric analysis. International Journal of Production Economics, 162, 101–114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.01.003

Farber Canziani, B., Sönmez, S., Hsieh, Y. (Jerrie), & Byrd, E. T. (2012). A Learning Theory Framework for Sustainability Education in Tourism. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, 12(1), 3–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2012.650052

Fenner, T., Harris, M., Levene, M., & Bar-Ilan, J. (2018). A novel bibliometric index with a simple geometric interpretation. Plos One, 13(7), e0200098. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200098

Forliano, C., De Bernardi, P., & Yahiaoui, D. (2021). Entrepreneurial universities: A bibliometric analysis within the business and management domains. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 165, 120522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120522

Gálvez, C. (2018) Análisis de co-palabras aplicado a los artículos muy citados en Biblioteconomía y Ciencias de la Información (2007-2017). Transinformação, 30 (3), 277-286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2318-08892018000300001

Gast, K. M., Kuzon, W. M., & Waljee, J. F. (2014). Bibliometric Indices and Academic Promotion within Plastic Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 134(5), 838e-844e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000000594

Gössling, S., Hall, C. M., Ekström, F., Engeset, A. B., & Aall, C. (2012). Transition management: a tool for implementing sustainable tourism scenarios? Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 20(6), 899–916. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2012.699062

Gümüş, S., Bellibaş, M. Ş., Gümüş, E., & Hallinger, P. (2020). Science mapping research on educational leadership and management in Turkey: a bibliometric review of international publications. School Leadership & Management, 40(1), 23–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2019.1578737

Gutiérrez-Salcedo, M., Martínez, M. Á., Moral-Munoz, J. A., Herrera-Viedma, E., & Cobo, M. J. (2017). Some bibliometric procedures for analyzing and evaluating research fields. Applied Intelligence, 48, 1275–1287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-017-1105-y

Junyent, M. (2007). The ACES network: greening the curriculum of higher education. Good Practices in Teacher Education Institutions. Paris: UNESCO, 29–34.

León-Gómez, A., Ruiz-Palomo, D., Fernández-Gámez, M. A., & García-Revilla, M. R. (2021). Sustainable tourism development and economic growth: Bibliometric review and analysis. Sustainability, 13(4), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042270

López-Fernández, M. C., Serrano-Bedia, A. M., & Pérez-Pérez, M. (2016). Entrepreneurship and Family Firm Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of An Emerging Field. Journal of Small Business Management, 54(2), 622–639. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12161

Lotka, A. J. (1926). The frequency distribution of scientific productivity. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 16(12), 317–323.

Mei, X. Y. (2019). Gaps in tourism education and workforce needs: attracting and educating the right people. Current Issues in Tourism, 22(12), 1400–1404. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2017.1402870

Mora Forero, J. A., Vázquez Benítez, L., & Gallego Vásquez, J. E. (2020). La formación universitaria en turismo: una perspectiva académica y laboral en Bogotá (Colombia). Revista Internacional de Turismo, Empresa y Territorio, 4(2), 81–102.

Neme-Chaves, S. R., & López-Rodríguez, C. E. (2021). Employer branding: una exploración del campo de conocimiento a partir de indicadores bibliométricos. Suma de Negocios, 12(26), 83–92. https://doi.org/10.14349/sumneg/2021.V12.N26.A9

Park, H. W., Yoon, J., & Leydesdorff, L. (2016). The normalization of co-authorship networks in the bibliometric evaluation: the government stimulation programs of China and Korea. Scientometrics, 109(2), 1017–1036. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-1978-2

Rivas García, R. M., Cardoso Espinosa, E. O., & Cortés Ruiz, J. A. (2019). Propuesta de las competencias profesionales en turismo desde el enfoque del empleador / Proposal of Professional Competencies in Tourism from the employer’s approach. RIDE Revista Iberoamericana Para La Investigación y El Desarrollo Educativo, 9(18), 195–214. https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v9i18.418

Santos-Jaén, J. M., León-Gómez, A., & Serrano-Madrid, J. (2021). The Effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Earnings Management: Bibliometric Review. International Journal of Financial Studies, 9(4), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs9040068

Scheffler, M., & Brunzel, J. (2020). Destructive leadership in organizational research: a bibliometric approach. Scientometrics, 125(1), 755-775. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-020-03621-3

Schweinsberg, S., Wearing, S. L., & McManus, P. (2013). Exploring sustainable tourism education in business schools: The honours program. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 20, 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2013.05.003

Slocum, S. L., Dimitrov, D. Y., & Webb, K. (2019). The impact of neoliberalism on higher education tourism programs: Meeting the 2030 sustainable development goals with the next generation. Tourism Management Perspectives, 30, 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2019.01.004

Tan, H., Li, J., He, M., Li, J., Zhi, D., Qin, F., & Zhang, C. (2021). Global evolution of research on green energy and environmental technologies: A bibliometric study. Journal of Environmental Management, 297, 113382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113382

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (2009). Progress in the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Education/Training/Compilation/Pages/21.WorldConferenceonEducationforSustainableDevelopmentBonnDeclaration(2009).aspx

Van Eck, N. J., & Waltman, L. (2010). Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping. Scientometrics, 84(2), 523–538. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3

Van Eck, N. J., & Waltman, L. (2018). VOSviewer Manual. http://www.vosviewer.com/documentation/Manual_VOSviewer_1.6.1.pdf

Verma, S., & Gustafsson, A. (2020). Investigating the emerging COVID-19 research trends in the field of business and management: A bibliometric analysis approach. Journal of Business Research, 118, 253-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.06.057

Wagner, C. S., Park, H. W., & Leydesdorff, L. (2015). The Continuing Growth of Global Cooperation Networks in Research: A Conundrum for National Governments. PLOS ONE, 10(7), e0131816. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131816

Wang, X., Xu, Z., & Škare, M. (2020). A bibliometric analysis of Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja (2007–2019). Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 33(1), 865–886. https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1737558

Weaver, D. B. (2012). Organic, incremental and induced paths to sustainable mass tourism convergence. Tourism Management, 33(5), 1030–1037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2011.08.011

World Tourism Organization. (2017). 2017 International year of sustainable tourism for development. The United Nations 70th General Assembly Designated 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.

Zacca-González, G., Chinchilla-Rodríguez, Z., Vargas-Quesada, B., & de Moya-Anegón, F. (2014). Bibliometric analysis of regional Latin America’s scientific output in Public Health through SCImago Journal & Country Rank. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 632. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-632

Zhang, C., Zeng, G., Huang, D., Lai, C., Chen, M., Cheng, M., Tang, W., Tang, L., Dong, H., Huang, B., Tan, X., & Wang, R. (2019). Biochar for environmental management: Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, contaminant treatment, and potential negative impacts. Chemical Engineering Journal, 373, 902–922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.05.139

Downloads

Published

2022-12-14

How to Cite

León-Gómez, A. ., & Mora Forero, J. A. (2022). Relevance of sustainability education in the tourism sector. HUMAN REVIEW. International Humanities Review Revista Internacional De Humanidades, 12(6), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.3991

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 6 (2022): Monograph: "Tourism as a Manifestation of Contemporary Leisure"

Section

Research Articles (Special Issue)

License

Those authors who publish in this journal accept the following terms:

  1. Authors will keep the moral right of the work and they will transfer the commercial rights.
  2. After 1 year from publication, the work shall thereafter be open access online on our website, but will retain copyright.
  3. In the event that the authors wish to assign an Creative Commons (CC) license, they may request it by writing to publishing@eagora.org