Darwin in the classroom: Incorporating an evolutionary perspective into tourism and hospitality education
Kock, Florian, Nørfelt, Astrid, and Josiassen, Alexander (2025) Darwin in the classroom: Incorporating an evolutionary perspective into tourism and hospitality education. Annals of Tourism Research, 110. 103884.
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Abstract
Researchers are making increasing use of an evolutionary perspective to understand the behaviors of tourists and residents, yet the implications of our evolved psychological mechanisms for classrooms and education remain underexplored. The purpose of this research is therefore to highlight and analyze the vast untapped potential of evolutionary psychology for tourism and hospitality education. The authors provide researchers and educators with a guide to evolutionary psychology as well as demonstrate the utility of an evolutionary perspective through three education cases. These three applications are complemented by a process model that illustrates how to use and test evolutionary theory in tourism and hospitality education empirically. We conclude by providing future research avenues with the aim to advance tourism and hospitality education.
| Item ID: | 88503 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 0160-7383 |
| Keywords: | Evolutionary psychology, Fundamental motives, Hospitality education, Tourism education |
| Copyright Information: | © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| Date Deposited: | 05 May 2026 01:43 |
| FoR Codes: | 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3508 Tourism > 350806 Tourist behaviour and visitor experience @ 50% 39 EDUCATION > 3903 Education systems > 390303 Higher education @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 11 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 1104 Tourism services > 110402 Socio-cultural issues in tourism @ 100% |
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