Degrees of Change

Tourism and hospitality degrees produce students with subject expertise, and generally useful employment skills. But is that it? We think students want more from their degrees and that they can be active advocates for better tourism.

There are so many ways that students could take the lead in change for better tourism, from the global to the local.

We would therefore like to briefly explain our innovative project and invite you to join it. It is based on a research article Degrees of Change: Activating the Philosophic Practitioner. At its heart are education interventions that encourage and enable students to:

• Understand why and how the tourism world has developed
• Question its development
• Create vision for improvement
• Participate in action for change

To read more detail on the Degrees of Change project, download the Degrees of Change Summary (DOCX, 50kB).

Participation

We are proposing flexible levels of involvement. Partial implementation would entail some changes to the content and delivery of existing modules or work placements. Full implementation would mean the design and delivery of a new module. You could change one thing, or participate in a bigger programme of change.

Participation can be at the individual lecturer level, or departmental or school level. It might involve the formation of a student-led society, or a prize for the best student projects. To learn more about implementing the Degrees of Change project, download our How to implement Degrees of Change guide (DOCX, 58kB).

You can also see our 4 quick steps to getting involved in our Degrees of Change Easy Start Guide (PDF, 32kB).

To join the project, fill out our form or email us at b.paddison@yorksj.ac.uk or j.tribe@yorksj.ac.uk.

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Case studies

Explore and download Degrees of Change case studies, or submit your own.

Case study: Exploitation of Elephants Within the Tourism Industry in Thailand (PDF, 0.6MB)

Case study: Wheelchair Accessibility on Bondi Beach (PDF, 3.6MB)

Case study: Sustainable Travel Inspired by Climate Activist Greta Thunberg (PDF, 2.5MB)

Create your own case study using our quick Canva template:

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Degrees of Change: Activating Philosophic Practitioners

Find out more about the article which began the Degrees of Change project, authored by John Tribe and Brendan Paddison. Read the full article or synopsis:

Degrees of Change article

You can also hear from John Tribe discussing Degrees of Change: Activating Philosophic Practitioners in the video below.