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Sustainability Model for Integrating Green Concepts and Practices into the Curricula of Tourism and Hospitality Training Institutions in Zambia

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  • Mirriam Sampa Moonga

    (Department of Language and Social Sciences Education, School of Education, the University of Zambia, Zambia)

  • Charles Namafe

    (Department of Language and Social Sciences Education, School of Education, the University of Zambia, Zambia)

  • Bernard Chileshe

    (Department of Language and Social Sciences Education, School of Education, the University of Zambia, Zambia)

Abstract

The paper presents a sustainability model that could be used to integrate green concepts and practices into the curricula of tourism and hospitality training institutions of Zambia. The paper is based on the findings that were done in ten tourism and hospitality training institutions that were offering tourism and hospitality training at the time of data collection in Lusaka district. Data was collected through questionnaires, interviews and document study from ten heads of department, fifteen lecturers and ten principals in the different institutions. The major findings of the study were that topics on green concepts and practices either did not exist or were not the area of focus in the curricula. Therefore, the study proposed that specific courses which should be included in the curricula, including conservation of natural resources, keep Zambia clean, green and healthy, waste management and technology, water conservation, energy efficiency, and waste reduction. These courses should be offered from diploma to doctoral levels so that students are able to practice sustainability in the provision of services upon graduation. The study recommended the need for an intentional integration of environment and sustainability education in the curricula of tourism and hospitality training institutions, with a specific focus on green aspects in the tourism and hospitality industry.

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  • Mirriam Sampa Moonga & Charles Namafe & Bernard Chileshe, 2022. "Sustainability Model for Integrating Green Concepts and Practices into the Curricula of Tourism and Hospitality Training Institutions in Zambia," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(7), pages 709-715, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:7:p:709-715
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