ERIC Number: EJ1086367
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 10
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ISSN: EISSN-2165-8714
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Attitudes of Omani Social Studies Student Teachers to Tourism for Sustainable Development
Al-Rabaani, Ahmed Hamed
European Journal of Educational Research, v2 n3 p129-138 2013
The aim of the study is to investigate the attitudes of student teachers of Social Studies to tourism for sustainable development. The study participants were the entire cohort of final year student teachers of Social Studies in the College of Education at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman. There were 65 in total, 26 male and 39 female. Data was gathered through a questionnaire consisting of 37 items divided into 6 areas: attitudes to tourism; the impact of tourism on the economy; the impact of tourism on society and culture; the negative influences of tourism; tourism management, and working in the tourism sector. The results showed that student teachers of Social Studies hold positive attitudes towards tourism for sustainable development. There was no significant difference with regard to gender.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teacher Attitudes, Social Studies, Tourism, Sustainable Development, Questionnaires, Gender Differences, Preservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oman
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