The Evalution of Graduate Thesis on Tourism Education by Content Analysis Method

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the postgraduate theses in the field of tourism education in Türkiye. The graduate theses, which have been registered in the database of the National Thesis Center of the Council of Higher Education with the key word "tourism education" have been included in the study. As a result of the survey, it has been determined that there are a total of 57 graduate theses in different fields, which are key word tourism education. In this study, by analyzing the content of the postgraduate thesis on tourism education, it was aimed to create a road to students and persons who have received, studied and thinking to receive tourism education. As a result of the study, the importance of post-graduate studies on "tourism education" realized in our country, which is an important tourism destination all over the world, attracted attention. Another remarkable issue related to the study is the fact that tourism branches are used in similar names but as branches of different branches. It is recommended that the basic disciplines that make up the tourism industry such as hospitality, travel, guidance and business management should be gathered under a common program framework.