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Tourism Education in Greece: Development or Degradation?

In: Tourism and Culture in the Age of Innovation

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  • Dimitrios Belias

    (University of Thessaly)

  • Dimitrios Kyriakou

    (University of Liverpool)

  • Labros Vasiliadis

    (Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece)

  • Athanasios Koustelios

    (University of Thessaly)

  • Marina Bregkou

    (Technische Universität Darmstadt)

  • Konstantinos Varsanis

    (Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia)

Abstract

The importance of Greek tourism for both the economy and the society has been widely discussed in the relevant literature. It has also been acknowledged that tourism education significantly affects the quality of the services offered and as a result, influences competitiveness in the global market. Tourism education in Greece is provided through a wide range of educational units both private and public, at higher education and post-high school levels. The development of job related skills is considered crucial, although many employees in the tourism sector have not received any formal training and do not hold any relevant degree. Instead, they remain competitive in the labor market due to their experience in the respective sector. The purpose of this empirical study, is to investigate tourism education changes over time and understand whether tourism education in Greece is currently undergoing a development or degradation phase. Factors like economic circumstances and technological developments are also assessed in terms of their role in the quality of the tourism education services offered.

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  • Dimitrios Belias & Dimitrios Kyriakou & Labros Vasiliadis & Athanasios Koustelios & Marina Bregkou & Konstantinos Varsanis, 2016. "Tourism Education in Greece: Development or Degradation?," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Vicky Katsoni & Anastasia Stratigea (ed.), Tourism and Culture in the Age of Innovation, edition 1, pages 411-425, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-319-27528-4_28
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27528-4_28
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    Keywords

    Tourism education; Tourism training; Tourism development; Tourism economics; Professional skills;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • P46 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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