{"title":"A possible transformation of tourism education: A chaos theory perspective","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100513","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Recently, there has been a likely transformation from traditional face-to-face education to distance education and hybrid models. Higher tourism education has undergone these changes concordantly as it incorporates an applied field. Therefore, an atmosphere of uncertainty and chaos has arisen in universities. The study approaches the effects of the pandemic on the education system through the perspective of chaos theory. The data were collected from tourism academics, one of the pillars of the higher education system. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 21 lecturers. Study findings revealed that the lack of compulsory attendance reduced student participation in online classes. Accordingly, low student attendance resulted in the lack of lecturer-student interaction in courses, negatively impacting lecturer motivation and highlighting the inefficiency of distance education. The study also provides clues regarding differences and managerial implications experienced by public and foundation universities during the pandemic.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473837624000364","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Recently, there has been a likely transformation from traditional face-to-face education to distance education and hybrid models. Higher tourism education has undergone these changes concordantly as it incorporates an applied field. Therefore, an atmosphere of uncertainty and chaos has arisen in universities. The study approaches the effects of the pandemic on the education system through the perspective of chaos theory. The data were collected from tourism academics, one of the pillars of the higher education system. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 21 lecturers. Study findings revealed that the lack of compulsory attendance reduced student participation in online classes. Accordingly, low student attendance resulted in the lack of lecturer-student interaction in courses, negatively impacting lecturer motivation and highlighting the inefficiency of distance education. The study also provides clues regarding differences and managerial implications experienced by public and foundation universities during the pandemic.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education (JoHLSTE) is the leading international, peer-reviewed educational journal for this subject grouping. Its aims are to: a) Promote, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of higher education in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism and Events to its prime audience including teachers, researchers, employers, and policy makers. b) Encourage greater understanding, links and collaboration across its constituent fields. JoHLSTE is designed to have maximum impact through it being available on-line, fully archived and peer-reviewed. JoHLSTE is divided into seven sections: Editorial; Academic Papers; Practice Papers, Perspectives, Comments and Rejoinders, Research Notes and Reports and Education Resource Reviews.