Turizm Eğitimi Almış Ön Lisans Öğrencilerinin Eğitim Öncesi Kariyer Beklentileri ile Mezuniyet Sonrası Kariyer Durum ve Beklentilerinin Karşılaştırılması (Comparison of Pre-Education Career Expectations and Post-Graduation Career Situations and Expectations of Associate Degree Students Who Received Tourism Education)

Abstract

This study aims to compare the career goals of students who choose vocational schools that provide tourism education, before their associate degree education, with their career goals after graduation. For this purpose, answers were sought to the questions with what motivations students choose to receive associate degree tourism education, what their pre-school career goals are, how the education and internship process affects their pre-school career goals and expectations, and also to what extent their career situations after graduation are compatible with their pre-education goals. In this context, the changes in students' career goals over the years, the reasons for these changes, and the extent to which they were able to achieve the goals they set before education were tried to be determined. This research was conducted with students graduating from Marmaris Tourism Vocational School, which has been continuing education under Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University since 2012. Interviews were conducted using the structured qualitative interview method with 24 students who were reached by simple random sampling method. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and content analysis methods.