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      Career perceptions of undergraduate tourism students: a case study in Turkey

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      Akış Roney, S.
      Öztin, P.
      Date
      2007-05
      Source Title
      Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
      Electronic ISSN
      1473-8376
      Publisher
      Elsevier Ltd
      Volume
      6
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      4 - 17
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      The characteristics of tourism employment and careers have been widely documented. Although the development of the tourism industry can create new employment opportunities, it is often criticised for providing primarily low-skilled and low-paying jobs. If today's students are to become the effective practitioners of tomorrow, it is fundamental to understand their perceptions of tourism employment. This paper focuses on a sample of 450 Turkish students studying tourism at university level in order to analyse their perceptions towards tourism careers. The results showed that, overall, the respondents' perceptions are neither favourable nor unfavourable. The findings also indicated that: willingness to study tourism; willingness to work in tourism after graduation; and work experience; are important factors in shaping their image of tourism careers.
      Keywords
      Students' Perceptions
      Tourism careers
      Turkey
      Industry
      Attitudes
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/11663
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