Evaluation of the Distance Education Experiences of Tourism Guidance Department Students and Academic Staff in the Context of Critical Pedagogy
JOURNAL FOR CRITICAL EDUCATION POLICY STUDIES, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.142-180, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL FOR CRITICAL EDUCATION POLICY STUDIES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.142-180
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of tourism guidance department students in Turkey during the pandemic (COVID-19) process and the distance education process following the earthquake on February 6, 2023, in the context of critical pedagogy's characteristics of equal opportunity and dialogic learning. Using a descriptive phenomenological research design, data were collected from 15 academic staff working at universities in different regions of Turkey and 27 students studying at these universities through semi-structured interviews. The research findings show that students and academic staff experienced significant physical and infrastructural challenges during the distance education process, that inequality of opportunity was reproduced, and that dialogic learning disappeared. The research results were interpreted in the context of critical pedagogy's characteristics of equal opportunity and dialogic learning, and the validity of using the distance education model was discussed.