Gender and religion in tourism education: Experiences of female Muslim university students studying tourism in the West

The book chapter co-authored by our CTR researcher, Dr Husna Zainal Abidin will be published in the book, ‘Routledge Handbook on Gender in Tourism’.

The chapter addresses the underexplored domain of gender, religion, and tourism education. Therefore, identifies the challenges, concerns and adaptive strategies by female Muslim tourism students studying tourism in the West and suggests some practical tips on how educators can better support their learning experience.

 

 

 

Title

Gender and religion in tourism education: Experiences of female Muslim university students studying tourism in the West

(PART 1: TEACHING AND LEARNING GENDER IN TOURISM, pp.138-157)

 

Authors

Husna Zainal Abidin, Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan

Ireena Nasiha binti Ibnu, Faculty of Communication & Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia

 

Source

Routledge Handbook on Gender in Tourism: Views on Teaching, Research and Praxis

Editors: Magdalena Petronella (Nellie) Swart, Wenjie Cai, Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Albert Nsom Kimbu

Publisher: Routledge

Date of issue: February 20, 2024

ISBN: 9781032261348

https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-on-Gender-in-Tourism-Views-on-Teaching-Research-and/Swart-Cai-Yang-Kimbu/p/book/9781032261348