Purpose

The purpose of this study is to gauge how tourism and hospitality students discern sustainability in the geographical context of the small island state of North Cyprus using systems theory and thinking framework.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used a qualitative approach and draws on data from focus group interviews with final year students enrolled in a tourism and hospitality program.

Findings

This study reveals that students lack a holistic understanding of sustainability and given this finding, the theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Originality/value

In spite of the close linkages between tourism and sustainability and the fact that the United Nations designated 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development,” education for sustainability in tourism has received relatively little attention. Furthermore, there is a gap in the literature in terms of what tourism students know about sustainability and sustainable development.

中文翻译：

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跟踪在一个小地中海岛国的复杂性，可持续性的关系：为酒店与旅游教育的意义

目的

这项研究的目的是评估如何旅游业和接待学生辨别可持续性利用系统理论和思维框架北塞浦路斯的小岛屿国家的地理环境。

设计/方法/方法

本研究采用定性的方法，并借鉴了与应届生焦点小组访谈数据就读于旅游及酒店项目。

发现

这项研究表明，学生缺乏可持续发展的一个全面的了解并给予这一发现，理论和实践的影响进行了讨论。

原创性/价值

尽管旅游业和可持续发展和联合国指定2017作为“可持续旅游的国际年促进发展”的事实之间的密切联系的教育，旅游业的可持续发展已经获得相对较少的关注。此外，在文献中有什么旅游的学生了解可持续发展和可持续发展方面的空白。