TEFI’s mission is to ‘be the leading, forward-looking network that inspires, informs and supports tourism educators and students to passionately and courageously transform the world for the better’ and a values framework supports this mission

1. TEFI8 Conference, University of Guelph, Canada, 2014
Mission
To be the leading,
forward-looking
network that
inspires, informs
and supports
tourism educators
and students to
passionately and
courageously
transform the world
for the better…
The Tourism Education Futures Initiative

2. TEFI
Values
ACTIVIST AGENDA
Transformative learning
Changemaking practice e.g.
education for tourism social
enterprise
EMPOWERMENT
Awareness of agency
Citizenship
Collective action
Collegiality
KNOWLEDGE
Scholarship of ideas
Tools, techniques
Educational frameworks
LEADERSHIP
Educators & Students
Industry
Government, Communities, NGOs, etc
TEFI’s action-orientated strategy

3. Knowledge
Mutual
respect
Stewardship
Professional-
ism
Ethics
TEFI
Values
Based on 5 broad values
interpreted within the particular
context:
Stewardship
Knowledge
Professionalism
Ethics
Mutual respect
Holistic, valued based ethos
Tourism education for all that incorporates humanistic values, knowledge and skills for mindful decision-making

4. Stewardship: Exercising an ethic of care by upholding
principles associated with sustainability, responsibility, and
service to the community
Knowledge: Developing critical thinking, innovation, creativity,
and networking, and appreciating different sources and types of
knowledge about tourism
Professionalism: Aspiring to the highest standards of
professional practice underpinned by leadership, practicality,
services, relevance, timeliness, reflexivity, teamwork, and
partnerships
Ethics: Engaging in good action and decision-making,
underpinned by honesty, fairness, transparency, and authentic
dialogue
Mutual respect: Embracing a humanistic approach to tourism,
including a respect for diversity, inclusion, equity, humility, and
collaboration

5. Tourism education scholarship
Books
Journal special issues (TRRR)
Open Source Journal (planned)
Teaching and Learning
Innovative teaching & learning practices
Tourism education literacies
Education modules and materials
Advocacy
Gender in the tourism academy
Guidelines for equity (conferences &
publications)
Advocating for tourism education & research
with and for industry, community,
government & others
Tourism and social enterprise
Walking Workshops in Nepal
Education for Tourism Social
Entrepreneurship
Networking & empowerment of tourism social
enterprise
TOURISM
FUTURES
EDUCATION
TEFI conferences &
regional meetings
Currently there are 4 active clusters of TEFI activity

6. Website: www.tourismeducationfutures.org
Facebook: Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI)
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