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Entrepreneurship Education in Postgraduate Tourism Programs: A Content Analysis of Syllabi From Indian Universities
S. C. Bagri (Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Training and Research, India), R. K. Dhodi (Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, India), and Junaid K. C. (Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, India)
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|Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9510-7.ch002
Abstract
Even though there is an increase in tourism research in India during the last 2-3 decades, researchers within the domain of tourism education made an insignificant contribution to entrepreneurship education (henceforth ‘EE') programs. The objectives of this research are to study the current status of EE in tourism, to analyse and compare course title, core concepts, major references, and further readings. This study follows a content analysis design, focusing on an in-depth analysis of syllabi of post-graduation tourism programs in Indian higher educational institutions. The syllabi contents were analyzed using the Atlas.ti. The major findings of this study indicate that in India EE in tourism programs is mostly considered as one of the core modules itself than optional/elective modules and part of other courses. Almost all syllabi have included chapters on basic concepts of entrepreneurship, capital financing, business plan, opportunities, innovations, etc. This finding has major implications for designing innovative entrepreneurship courses in tourism programs.