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Some recent innovations in tourism education in Ireland

摘要：

Since 1988 there have been considerable developments in tourism and education for tourism in Ireland. There has been an increasing move from an agriculture to a service economy. In 1949 43% of the labour force was engaged in agriculture; by 1989 slightly less than 16% were employed in agriculture, whereas services, at .55%, had almost doubled their 1949 level. Within the service sector, tourism, omitting food and accommodation, provides a range of career opportunities with approximately forty subdivisions.’ For the purposes of this paper programmes designed for implementation within the second level education system and a programme for those already working in tourism are discussed. Information is also given on the development of tourism specific language modules.