Examining the views of secondary school students on tourism according to different variables (a quantitative study in Safranbolu) | Zendy

Ufuk Karakuş | Zendy; Osman Çepni | Zendy; Bahadır KILCAN | Zendy

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Examining the views of secondary school students on tourism according to different variables (a quantitative study in Safranbolu)

Author(s) -

Ufuk Karakuş,

Osman Çepni,

Bahadır KILCAN

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

pegem journal of education and instruction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186

H-Index - 3

eISSN - 2148-239X

pISSN - 2146-0655

DOI - 10.14527/c1s4m9

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , likert scale , tourism , psychology , population , mathematics education , geography , medical education , demography , medicine , sociology , developmental psychology , archaeology

The purpose of this study is to indicate primary school students' views on changes in the socioeconomic and cultural structures of population, which stem from touristic activities. The ffects of variables on these views will be tested in the study. 676 primary school students of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade in Safranbolu, Karabük participated in the study. Data were collected by 5-point Likert type questionnaire developed by Özüpekçe (2008). Results mirrored that students' views on touristic activities were generally positive. It was also seen that students' views differed significantly according to the variables such as school's geographic position, students' grades, and families' economic status.

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