Professor David Airey's thought-provoking presentation on the evolution of thought in tourism education.

1. Developments in Tourism Research Professor David Airey University of Surrey

2. Developments in Tourism Research Questioning coherence -Balkanisation Questioning the lens of observation Questioning relevance Questioning stage iv Multi/inter/disciplinary positivist/ interpretive/constructivist/critical theory Cultural turn iii Multi disciplinary positivist/deductive/quantitative interpretive/inductive/qualitative Fragmented stage ii Functional/positivist/deductive Industry stage i

3. Developments in Tourism Research Teaching under scrutiny Questioning stage iv Critiques of the curriculum 2 Cultural turn iii Critiques of the curriculum 1 Fragmented stage ii Basic statistics Industry stage i