Open AccessExamining the views of secondary school students on tourism according to different variables (a quantitative study in Safranbolu)
Author(s) -
Ufuk Karakuş,
Osman Çepni,
Bahadır Kılcan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
eğitim ve öğretim/eğitim ve öğretim
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 , psychology , tourism , 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.