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Decolonising Tourism Education

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This book disrupts the dominance of Western ways of being, thinking and knowing and blends critical theory with practical strategies. It shows how to amplify Indigenous and marginalised voices, div...
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  • 12 May 2026
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The first book to address how teachers can build more inclusive, reflexive and socially just approaches to tourism education.

This book aims to disrupt the dominance of Western ways of being, thinking and knowing and blends critical theory with practical strategies, focusing on who teaches tourism, what knowledge is prioritised and how students can co-create learning.

Drawing on global case studies and innovative pedagogies, the book demonstrates how to amplify Indigenous and marginalised voices, diversify knowledge systems and reimagine assessment and practice in tourism education.

The volume launches a challenge to pervasive Eurocentric educational models and advances decolonisation pedagogies which dismantle the processes and practices inherited from colonialism that have shaped the study of tourism and offers a different pedagogic paradigm. It brings together pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and disciplinary dimensions of tourism into a coherent volume that provides a consistent narrative while showcasing diverse perspectives, making it both academically rigorous and an invaluable tool for educators, students and institutions worldwide.

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Price: $54.95
Pages: 358
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Imprint: Channel View Publications
Series: Aspects of Tourism
Publication Date: 12 May 2026
Trim Size: 9.20 X 6.15 in
ISBN: 9781845419622
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries, EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Higher education, tertiary education, Decolonisation of knowledge / Decoloniality
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This is a book for these times – a tour de force! Sally Everett digs deep to interrogate the possibilities of decolonising tourism education, advocating 'Tourism studies should play a leading role in broader education and the decolonising project, given that its primary object of study is the interaction of peoples and places'. I couldn’t agree more and highly recommend this simultaneously thoughtful and practical volume.
— Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia

Lucidly written and cogently argued, this book explains that to meaningfully interrogate sources and structures of colonial power imbalances in tourism and its pedagogy, we need to reimagine how tourism is taught and learned through enlightened engagement with the geopolitics of knowledge production. Everett informs us of why it is important to decolonise the tourism curriculum and shows us how to do it in key domains. This is a ‘must-read’ book for all tourism educators.
— Scott McCabe, University of Birmingham, UK

A long awaited, critical, deeply reflective, and practical treatise on decolonisation in tourism education. This book is vital for earnest seekers of generative discussions about the why, what, where, who and how of decolonisation. A truly triumphant and unapologetic contribution to the voices for social justice in tourism higher education!


— Donna Chambers, Northumbria University, UK

Sally Everett is Professor of Business Education and Director, I-LEAD, King’s Business School, UK. Her research interests include tourism, inclusive education, scholarship of learning and teaching and decolonising the curriculum.

Acknowledgements
Preface

Introduction: What Does It Mean to Decolonise Education?

Part 1: Who is Teaching?

Chapter 1. What is Decolonisation and Why is it Important to Tourism Education?

Chapter 2. Diversifying the Academy: Who is Teaching Tourism?

Chapter 3. Voices of the Subaltern and Marginalised

Chapter 4. Decolonising the Experiences of Tourism

Part 2: How (and Where) Are We Teaching?

Chapter 5. Learning and Teaching Approaches

Chapter 6. Co-Creation and Partnership with Students

Chapter 7. Creative and Cultural Pedagogic Approaches

Chapter 8. Decolonising Assessment and Feedback

Part 3: What Are We Teaching?

Chapter 9. Decolonising Tourism Marketing

Chapter 10. Decolonising Tourism Economics

Chapter 11. Decolonising Tourism Geographies

Chapter 12. Conclusion

References
Index