Determinants of Failure to Attain Full Tourism and Educational Potentials in a Developing Society

Abstract

This study examines if the factors such as political instability, crime rate, consumer price index, exchange
rate appreciation, poor funding and educational corruption of various dimensions are crucial to
determining the full attainment of Tourism and educational potentials in Igbo Society which is comprised
of 5 states. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study
consisted of all the male and female adults in Hotels Management and five state universities in Igbo
society. The sample for the study was 1600 male and female respondents. The data collected was
analyzed by using mean, standard deviation and ANOVA. The findings show that political instability,
insecurity rate, consumer price index, exchange rate depreciation/appreciation, educational corruption and
lack of adequate funding are vital determinants of the attainment of tourism and educational potentials in
Igbo society. Therefore, for any society like the Igbo society to benefit fully from the potentials lying in the
tourism and education sectors, frantic efforts should be made to reduce political instability, insecurity rate,
educational corruption rate, increase funding rate and tapping rate of the Igbo cultural, educational and
tourism potentials. Seeking of International and local cooperation, provision of climate friendly tourism
and educational infrastructures, maintenance of reliable prices or tourism supply chains were further
suggested.