What hospitality and tourism higher educators learned from COVID-19: A case of Turkiye

Autor: Ayse Collins, Ayse Dulger, Muharrem Tuna, Muzaffer Uysal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Global Education and Research, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2577-509X
DOI: 10.5038/2577-509X.8.1.1296
Popis: Among all the sectors, the hospitality and tourism sector has been detrimentally affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research aimed to determine how changes have been experienced specifically in the Turkish tourism higher education and tourism sector. Twenty-seven academics from the hospitality and tourism education departments were interviewed. Most agreed that restrictions have limited student access to hands-on practical courses and internships, which are crucial to developing necessary competencies. Moreover, the results showed the curriculum does not always meet the needs of the hospitality industry for a trained and skilled workforce. The challenge is to decide what else should be taught and what methods and teaching approaches should be used. As a result, industry-academia cooperation is necessary to reassess the curriculum programs to meet sector needs considering the pandemic impacts.
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