Author/Authors :
GÜLÜM, Kamile Çanakkale 18 Mart Üniversitesi - Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Yüksekokulu, Turkey , ARTVİNLİ, Eyüp Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey
Title Of Article :
The Effect of Tourism Geography Lesson on Geographical Perception: An Empirical Study
Abstract :
In this study, it was investigated the changes in geographic perception of students who study Tourism Geography lesson. The study was carried out with students 3th classes who studying at 18 March University, School of Tourism and Hotel Management. The students who study tourism education in higher education in Turkey study geographical subject in such Tourism and Environment, Sustainable Tourism and Tourism Geography lessons. It can be argued that there are no enough geographical subjects in order to effect on geographical perception of students. Hence, Tourism Geography is one of the most important lessons to increase geographical perception of students.In this study, it was used Frequency (n), percentage (%), mean (X), standard deviation (SS) and t-test were used to analyze the data. Findings showed that the geographical perception of students increased positively after they studied Tourism Geography lessons during four months.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Geographical Perception , Tourism Geography , Geography Education
JournalTitle :
Marmara Üniversitesi Öneri Dergisi
