Shahid Beheshti University Journal of Management and Planning In Educational System 2423-5261 16 1 2023 03 21 Commitment to Sustainable Development in Higher Education Tourism Curriculum Commitment to Sustainable Development in Higher Education Tourism Curriculum 149 172 102933 10.48308/mpes.2023.102933 FA Mahdieh Sadat Mirrahimi Ph.D. Student of Educational Planning, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran Parvin Samadi Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-0606-4123 Parvin Ahmadi Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2022 07 03 Objectives: Training the next generation of the tourism industry's human resources is vital for sustainability. Therefore, higher education should provide education and skill programs for tourism students with the aim of sustainability and create learning opportunities on real-life projects that provide the necessary skills and expertise for a more sustainable world. The purpose of this study was to investigate how to use the approach of sustainable tourism development in the design of higher education curricula.<br />Materials and Methods: The research method was applied in objective and qualitative data collection and theoretical research methods. For this purpose, the basic concepts and components of the logic of curriculum design were extracted according to the approach of Sustainable Development and attention to the positions of Social Constructivist Learning theory and educational perspective based on Critical theory. Finally, the characteristics of curriculum elements related to sustainable tourism were identified, and the desired framework was designed. The Delphi method was used to validate the sustainable tourism curriculum design model and the validity of the model was checked and confirmed by experts.<br />Discussion and Conclusions: The results obtained indicate that the commitment to a sustainable development approach in the field of the curriculum involves a range of comprehensive expertise in the field of tourism that is not easily adapted to the current educational framework. Therefore, paying attention to the commitment to the sustainable development approach in the tourism curriculum could provide the basis for redesigning the curriculum according to the basic assumptions of the sustainable development approach; it would also create opportunities and innovation in learning, learning outcomes, and student readiness. Understanding the concept of sustainability would also help tourism professors and students to evaluate and improve their curriculum concerning sustainable tourism education. Objectives: Training the next generation of the tourism industry's human resources is vital for sustainability. Therefore, higher education should provide education and skill programs for tourism students with the aim of sustainability and create learning opportunities on real-life projects that provide the necessary skills and expertise for a more sustainable world. The purpose of this study was to investigate how to use the approach of sustainable tourism development in the design of higher education curricula.<br />Materials and Methods: The research method was applied in objective and qualitative data collection and theoretical research methods. For this purpose, the basic concepts and components of the logic of curriculum design were extracted according to the approach of Sustainable Development and attention to the positions of Social Constructivist Learning theory and educational perspective based on Critical theory. Finally, the characteristics of curriculum elements related to sustainable tourism were identified, and the desired framework was designed. The Delphi method was used to validate the sustainable tourism curriculum design model and the validity of the model was checked and confirmed by experts.<br />Discussion and Conclusions: The results obtained indicate that the commitment to a sustainable development approach in the field of the curriculum involves a range of comprehensive expertise in the field of tourism that is not easily adapted to the current educational framework. Therefore, paying attention to the commitment to the sustainable development approach in the tourism curriculum could provide the basis for redesigning the curriculum according to the basic assumptions of the sustainable development approach; it would also create opportunities and innovation in learning, learning outcomes, and student readiness. Understanding the concept of sustainability would also help tourism professors and students to evaluate and improve their curriculum concerning sustainable tourism education. https://mpes.sbu.ac.ir/article_102933_2110e0586ecf7db535986d5cd1d1249e.pdf