Faculty Students Research Articles

“A Good Transition Is Just Key”: The Views and Experiences of Disability Support Staff in Supporting Autistic Students Transition to University

“A Good Transition Is Just Key”: The Views and Experiences of Disability Support Staff in Supporting Autistic Students Transition to University

Examining Anxiety and Insomnia in Internship Students and Their Association with Internet Gaming Disorder.

Background: Internships are a mandatory graduation requirement to help medical students transition to the work environment. Some individuals are prone to anxiety in an unfamiliar environment, which is a public concern among young adults. Here, we investigated the mechanism between internet gaming disorder and anxiety and insomnia among internship students. Methods: A convenient sample of 267 internship students was collected in a cross-sectional study module between 17 July and 27 December 2022. The survey contained a 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form (IGDS9-SF). The association was estimated using Pearson's correlations, and network analysis was performed to characterize these associations. Results: Our results indicate that about 60% of participants exhibited mild to severe anxiety and insomnia, while 2.28% showed symptoms of internet gaming disorder. Also, we found a moderate association between anxiety and insomnia. An item-level analysis indicated that GAD_1 "feeling anxious" and GAD_5 "unable to sit still" are essential for gaming, and that GAD_2 "uncontrollable worrying" is crucial for insomnia. This indicated an interplay between these items, supported by our centrality analysis, where we found that GAD_1 and GAD_2 depicted high centrality. Conclusions: We found high rates of anxiety and insomnia in internship students and the association between selected symptoms of anxiety and insomnia. At the same time, low rates of internet gaming disorder could be attributed to a lack of time for entertainment and an increased awareness of its risks. Given these findings, an awareness of anxiety and insomnia risk should be emphasized.

Views of veterinary faculty students on the concept of Artificial Intelligence and its use in Veterinary Medicine practices: An example of Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The study was carried out to determine the knowledge levels of the students of Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, on the concept of artificial intelligence and its use in veterinary practices. For this purpose, an online questionnaire was applied to a total of 529 students in the study, covering all grades of the faculty. The questionnaire consists of two parts. In the first part, there are 10 questions including demographics, knowledge about the concept of artificial intelligence, etc. The second part consists of 26 5-point Likert-type questions to determine students' thoughts on artificial intelligence applications. Data were analyzed using statistical tests. Consequently, the students participating in the study are partially knowledgeable about artificial intelligence (52.9%). They know the importance of following the developments in artificial intelligence for the profession (45.2%). They think that artificial intelligence applications will improve their professional skills (53.5%). They have the opinion that a robot cannot replace a veterinary surgeon (36.7%) and artificial intelligence cannot cause unemployment in veterinary medicine in the future (35.3%). In addition, they believe that artificial intelligence can cause ethical problems (39.3%) and that applications made with this technology should be developed in an ethical sense (42.4%). As a result, while the students think that artificial intelligence will have positive effects in the field of veterinary medicine, they also think that artificial intelligence can bring negative ethical implications. It can be concluded that including elective courses on artificial intelligence applications in veterinary faculties and conducting further research on the subject would be beneficial.

An Examination of the Attitudes and Behaviors of Turkish Doctors and Medical Students towards Emigration

Objective: In this study, it is desired to investigate the attitudes and behaviors of doctors and medical school students towards brain drain. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between the dates of 14.11.2022 – 31.12.2022 at Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University (AFSU). It was made to first-year medical faculty students and AFSU Faculty of Medicine Doctors. The sample of the study consisted of 691 students and 110 doctors. SPSS 26.0 statistical package program was used in the analysis of the data. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square analysis were used. Results: In the study, there are 784 (97.9%) citizens of the Republic of Turkey and 17 (2.1%) foreign nationals. It was observed that 491 (61.3%) of the participants were women and 691 (86.3%) were students. When the opinions of the participants about thinking of working abroad were examined, 429 (53.6%) people stated that they wanted to work, 123 (15.4%) did not want to work, and 249 (31.1%) people were undecided. If you want to practice medicine abroad, would you consider returning? 180 (42%) answered yes, 114 (26.6%) no and 135 (31.5%) undecided. Do you think language exams are an obstacle for you to go abroad? To the question, 628 (78.4%) of the participants answered yes, 99 (12.4% answered no) and 74 (9.2%) stated that they were undecided. 628 (78.4%) answered yes, 99 (12.4%) said no, 74 (9.2%) stated that they were undecided. Conclusions: Higher income, better treatment (Respect, love, understanding,.. ), insecurity , as one of the reasons why doctors want to go abroad. These include working conditions, technologically equipped healthcare systems abroad, travel opportunities, and career and further education opportunities. With the increasing number of staff, Doctors think that their specialty training will be insufficient, and with this thought, doctors want to go abroad. It has been observed that the rate of those who want to practice medicine abroad and the rate of those who want to return when they go are high. It has been determined that the foreign language problem is an important obstacle for brain drain. It can be understood that, due to the high rate of participants being undecided in case of an increase in working wages in Turkey, doctors may give up going if their wages increase.

Application of Virtual Reality as a Method of First Aid Training – Results of Survey Research Conducted among the Construction Faculty Students

Aim: The survey focused on the assessment of students' knowledge after first aid training carried out using two methods. In order to check the effectiveness and compare both methods, standard training with the use of training phantoms and a BLS and AED course supported by Virtual Reality technology were organized among students. The aim was to test whether virtual reality training would be as effective as standard training with training phantoms. In addition, the study also included collecting students' subjective opinions on the use of VR technology in first aid. During the research, a research hypothesis was put forward, according to which students after standard training with the use of phantoms have more knowledge about cardiopulmonary resuscitation than students after training with the use of virtual reality. Methodology: The method of a survey was used to assess the effectiveness of training. It was attended by 57 students of Civil Engineering, aged 20 to 22. Thanks to the study, the theoretical and practical knowledge of students on first aid was verified and their subjective feelings after training with the use of VR technology were analyzed. Results: The results of the research indicate that the level of knowledge in the field of first aid is higher in students after standard training with the use of training phantoms. In this group, the respondents answered 100% correctly in 7 questions, while the respondents in the group using virtual reality answered only 4 questions correctly in 100%. Students from the first group also showed a greater knowledge of the first aid procedure – they answered correctly in 82%, and the respondents in the second group in 56%. Students from the first group also gave better answers to the questions verifying the knowledge of the principles of proper cardiopulmonary resuscitation – 85% of them answered these questions correctly, while in the second group there were less than half of the correct answers – only 40%. Conclusions: Based on the results of the research and the feelings of the students, it was concluded that training using the VR application without tactile interaction with the dummy is not sufficient. The use of physical phantoms in such training will increase the realism of the simulation and make the virtual environment better perceived by users interacting tactilely with virtual models and experiencing their (physical) properties in a tangible way. Keywords: safety, first aid training, VR, BLS, AED

Analysis of teaching skills in swimming and gymnastics in faculties of physical education

The present study aimed to assess the extent to which faculty members apply effective teaching skills in swimming and gymnastics courses from the perspective of students in physical education faculties. Utilizing a descriptive method, the study involved a randomly selected sample of 195 students from the University of Jordan, Hashemite University, and Yarmouk University during the 2021/2022 academic year. A questionnaire was designed to evaluate effective teaching skills, focusing on the teacher's management of teaching principles, the use of educational aids, and evaluation. Data analysis using SPSS (version 28) revealed that faculty members demonstrated a high level of application of effective teaching skills in both courses, with arithmetic means of 4.35 for swimming and 4.27 for gymnastics. No statistically significant differences were observed in the application of these skills based on gender, university, or course (p > 0.05). The researchers recommend providing faculty members with necessary resources and facilities to enhance the educational process and ensure it meets the highest standards.

Continuous Recognition of Teachers’ Hand Signals for Students with Attention Deficits

In the era of inclusive education, students with attention deficits are integrated into the general classroom. To ensure a seamless transition of students’ focus towards the teacher’s instruction throughout the course and to align with the teaching pace, this paper proposes a continuous recognition algorithm for capturing teachers’ dynamic gesture signals. This algorithm aims to offer instructional attention cues for students with attention deficits. According to the body landmarks of the teacher’s skeleton by using vision and machine learning-based MediaPipe BlazePose, the proposed method uses simple rules to detect the teacher’s hand signals dynamically and provides three kinds of attention cues (Pointing to left, Pointing to right, and Non-pointing) during the class. Experimental results show the average accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, precision, and F1 score achieved 88.31%, 91.03%, 93.99%, 86.32%, and 88.03%, respectively. By analyzing non-verbal behavior, our method of competent performance can replace verbal reminders from the teacher and be helpful for students with attention deficits in inclusive education.

Yoga as a Contemplative Practice and Its Contribution to Participatory Self-Knowledge and Student Retention: A Scoping Review of the First-Year Undergraduate Student Transition.

Contemplative pedagogy, specifically yoga, introduced into the higher education curriculum has the potential to develop and entrain intellectual, emotional, and social development in relation to mental health among university students studying for medical and nursing degrees. The objective of the study is to determine the extent of the current literature on the prevalence of yoga as a contemplative practice that contributes to student well-being and self-knowledge in the first-year transition from high school to university. As part of the scoping review, CINAHL, EBSCO, Medline, Emerald, Eric, and PsycINFO were searched to identify the prevalence and connection of mind-body courses to student well-being between 2011 and 2022. Screening and selection of studies were based on eligibility criteria and methodological quality assessment. Colaizzi's method of data analysis enabled the phenomena of interest to be examined and follows the PRISMA for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. Seventeen studies were included with two themes emerging, which include physical practices and training and barriers to success. Yoga is a practice that supports undergraduate students in managing their stressful lives. Due to the experiential nature of yoga the participatory reflective processes established within the physicality of the students provided a framework to cope with the stress and challenges of higher education.

The Relationship between the Level of Religiousness of the Christian Orthodox Female Students of Teachers’ Education Faculties in Serbia and Their Attitudes towards Orthodox-Moral Issues

Religion is a complex construct that defines not only the historical and social identity of a nation, but also the personal identity of an individual. The attitude towards religion can be conditioned by tradition, political ideology, true faith, education, etc. In our research, we have tried to establish the level of religiousness of the female students of teacher education faculties in Serbia, belonging to the Orthodox Christianity as the dominant confession in Serbia. We examined their attitudes towards some of the moral challenges encountered by believers, including abortion, prostitution, same-sex marriages, the use of cannabis, and euthanasia. Using a snowball non-discriminative online sample of 336 female Orthodox students, we found that the students assessed themselves as above-average religious and that out of three dimensions of religiousness measured in the questionnaire, the lowest scores were recorded for the dimension of the effect of faith on their behavior. The study showed that the level of religiousness is a good predictor of attitudes towards abortion, prostitution, and same-sex marriages, but not towards the use of cannabis. Moreover, religiousness and attitudes towards prostitution are positively correlated, which is directly opposite to religious teachings. This is why a question arises as to whether we can speak about a return to faith or merely a return to the traditional model of manifesting the religious as an antipode to the secular organization in force until 1989. The results of our research point to the latter conclusion.

Smartphone Addiction and its Relation to Social Phobia in Female University Students

Abstract Background As smartphones become more accessible and more psychologically gratifying, problematic smartphone use has emerged with negative mental health consequences, especially in young adults with poor social skills and self -confidence issues. The current study aims to assess the rate of occurrence of smartphone addiction and to highlight the relationship between smartphone addiction and social phobia and its severity in a sample of female university students. Subjects and Methods This is a cross-sectional study including 540 female students in the first medical school year divided equally among practical and theoretical faculties after excluding students with psychiatric disorders except for those with social phobia using the SCID-I scale. Subjects were assessed with the Social Phobia Inventory and the Smartphone Addiction Scale for severity of both social phobia and smartphone addiction respectively. Results Out of 540 female students, 28.7% have severe smartphone addiction with higher number in students of academic faculties, also, 71.86% of the whole sample have social phobia with 22.78%, 21.85%, 16.3%, and 10.93% reporting mild, moderate, severe, and very severe social phobia scores respectively. The number of students having very severe social phobia scores in the academic group is higher than that in the practical group. Also the study shows a statistically significant relation between smartphone addiction and social phobia. Conclusion There is a high rate of distribution of social phobia in young adult females, which is accompanied with a high rate of occurrence of smartphone addiction, so, there is a need for raising the public awareness regarding hazards of problematic smartphone use especially in students and the for highlighting the importance of screening of different psychiatric disorders, as social phobia in such population.

Galvanising Transition and Success for Underrepresented Students: Five Conditions for Enhancing Online Student Engagement

The Australian Universities Accord’s (Department of Education, 2024) focus on expanding underrepresented groups’ access to higher education underscores an on-campus-online paradigm shift, or post-pandemic digital transformation, to address students’ flexibility and accessibility needs. The shift identifies that online student engagement, and students’ learning outcomes, need to be effective and fit for purpose if students are to succeed. Conducted as one phase of a longitudinal project (2017-present), this research investigated the approaches and strategies that could be incorporated to facilitate students’ online engagement. Findings suggest that these strategies could be encapsulated under five key conditions: fashioning a strong teacher presence; crafting an inclusive and safe online learning environment; creating well-structured and interesting content; forging explicit expectation management; and ensuring students have time to engage. This article argues that if educators are purposeful in applying these conditions, employing targeted, specific strategies in their curriculum design and teaching, students’ online engagement, and their learning outcomes, will be enhanced.

Making the Student Experience Everybody’s Business: Cultivating Collaboration in the Exosphere

It has long been recognised that a key element in improving student transition, retention and success in higher education is cross-institutional consistency and unity of action among disparate academic, policy and support units. However, transferring this principle into practice often requires overcoming departmental silos, negotiating shared understandings of key concepts, and establishing patterns of cross-institutional collaboration in spaces where this may have been lacking. This study examines the effect of a program of supported communities of practice among teaching academics that sought to improve the culture of learning and teaching in a large science, health and engineering faculty in an Australian university. We found indications that these communities of practice promoted collaboration by functioning as loci of cross-institutional consultation and coordination, providing the basis for an enhanced student experience. We interpret this finding through the lens of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model of development, and propose an approach based on academic communities of practice as a way of building cross-institutional unity of action and making the student experience everybody’s business.

After the PhD: the role of advisors and social connections in the job search process

PurposeWhile ample literature describes students’ experiences during graduate school, fewer studies examine how doctoral students transition into full-time employment post degree completion. The purpose of this study is to examine how faculty advisors, as well as other individuals, shape students’ experiences during a critical period in their graduate education – the job search.Design/methodology/approachThis study is based on interviews with 47 PhD students in biological sciences in the US. This is a descriptive qualitative study, based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews.FindingsResults reveal distinct roles that faculty advisors play in the job search process, including supportive, unsupportive and sponsorship. Supportive advisors offer opportunities for skill development and specific guidance during the job search process. Sponsorship advisors go beyond providing general support to leverage their personal networks to assist in the transition into full-time employment. Unsupportive advisors are on the other end of the spectrum and do not provide any assistance. In addition, the majority of doctoral students rely on individuals beyond their advisors during the job search, and they do so regardless of what type of support they receive from their advisors.Originality/valuePresented findings highlight the complex constellation of social connections that graduate students draw on for entry into the career and make a compelling case for extending socialization research to dedicate more attention to students’ transition into full-time employment after degree completion.

MEDIATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NON-LINGUISTIC STUDENTS LANGUAGE PROFILE

The article analyzes theoretical and methodological approaches of mediation competence development in education of non-linguistic students in higher education system. The development of mediative competence seems to be an effective way of forming the university student’s language profile. The novelty of the study is justified by an attempt to apply a mediative approach in developing assignments and exercises in a foreign language for students of higher professional education historical faculties. The paper presents the results of current needs survey and the identification of non-linguistic specialty students language profile. The analysis confirmed the relevance of mediative techniques usage as a pedagogical form of educational process organization. Methods of developing mediative competence through the use of special tasks and exercises in the university educational process are described. It was concluded on the presented techniques implementation effectiveness in order to improve non-linguistic specialties students’ language profile. Purpose. The article is devoted to the problem of the mediative competence development in the context of higher education modern pedagogical didactics. The subject of the analysis is the mediative approach practical application in the organizing the educational process when teaching a foreign language to students of historical faculties in universities. The author aims to characterize the mediative approach principles aimed at improving the language profile of higher education students. Methodology. The basis of the study are theoretical and general scientific methods, sociological methods (questioning). Results. The results of the study are to identify four components of the mediative competence formation among university students (communicative; pluricultural; socio-psychological; professional), which form the language profile basis of higher education students. Also, the work attempted to develop techniques and principles for introducing a mediative approach to teaching English as a foreign language for students of historical specialties. Practical implications. The results can be applied in the educational process of higher education as part of the non-linguistic specialties in foreign languages teaching.

Digital Learning Strategy during COVID – Survey among 4th year Dental Students in Casablanca

Introduction: The use of new technologies in the academic learning has largely taken place during the COVID 19 health crisis, opening up new perspectives for learning in 100% online or in hybrid mode.This change in teaching mode led us to ask ourselves about the impact of these learning methods and what recommendations could we propose to improve our current teaching strategies? This work allowed us to evaluate the degree of satisfaction with the different teaching strategies adopted by conservative odontology department during the pandemic period. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out over a period of 2 months from December 2022 to January 2023 among 4th year students of the dental faculty of Casablanca. Data collection with a four-page questionnaire, written in French, self-administered to 4th year students. Results: A response rate of 80.6% was recorded, 66% did not attend the lectures, 52% were quite satisfied with the lectures. On a scale of 1 to 10, 59% of students had a level of satisfaction between [5-7] for face-to-face teaching. 56% were quite satisfied with the Moodle tool, 46% were quite satisfied with the Webinars, 52% were quite satisfied with the Virtual Classes, 46% consulted the platform after the course, 27% of students were able to express themselves during the course, 28% of students said that the professors were available after the course, with an overall degree of satisfaction with distance mode located between [5-7] by 54%. 74% of students thought that face-to-face teaching can certainly be replaced by distance learning courses reinforced by face-to-face teaching. Conclusion: It is essential to recognize that this generation of students, referred to as “Gen Z” are technology natives, meaning they are familiar with ICT. This could play a role in making it easier to adapt to distance mode learning.

ПУТИ ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ УЧЕБНОГО ПРОЦЕССА В МЕДИЦИНСКОМ ВУЗЕ

The article is devoted to the organizational and hygienic features of the design of the educational process at a medical university based on the subjective assessments of students of various faculties. The difficulty of mastering academic disciplines, the duration of self-study, teacher requirements, satisfaction with the schedule of lectures and practical classes, etc., were studied. The analysis made it possible to develop a set of practical recommendations. To optimize classroom learning activities, it is necessary to take into account the difficulty of the studied disciplines and correlate it with the physiological patterns of the dynamics of daily and weekly performance of students, to make greater use of modern pedagogical technologies that contribute to the development of communication and predictive skills. To increase the effectiveness of students' independent training, it is necessary to actively use the solution of case problems and project activities using online technologies, to promote individual psychological consultations and trainings for intra-group self-regulation, stress management and success technologies to ensure the psychological well-being of students during the session.

The impact of the Dynavision Device on Increasing Pupils' Reaction Times (responses) During the Commencement of Backstroke Among the Yarmouk University Swimming Team

This study aimed to identify the effect of the Dynavision device in improving the reaction time (response ) when performing the start of backstrocke swimming students swimming team - Yarmouk University . The researcher used the semi-experimental approach to fit the nature of the study and its objectives, and the study's sample was carefully chosen from among the Faculty of Physical Education students enrolled in the swimming course during the summer semester of 2023–2024 .The swimming team at the university taught six female students in specific excersises that used the Dynavision device to assess response time. Each encounter consisted of three and lasted 30 minutes, and the training period lasted six weeks. Standard deviations and computational averages were employed, together with a test (the T-Test) The results showed that utilizing the Dynavision device improved reaction time (response) when completing the commencement of a Backstroke swimming in the distance tests in the research sample. In light of the outcomes and findings, a number of recommendations were made, the most important of which was the importance of using the exercises—particularly with the Dynavision device—because of their influence on improving the capacity to begin other swimming types.

Investigation of the Effect of Sports Participation Motivations of Students of Faculty of Sports Sciences on Their Leadership Orientations

In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between motivation to participate in sports and leadership orientations of students of the faculty of sports sciences. A relational survey model was used in this study. The study group consisted of students studying in the Faculty of Sports Sciences. The questionnaire part of the study consists of three parts. Firstly, includes demographic information. Secondly, the “Leadership Orientations Questionnaire”, which was developed by Bolman and Deal (1990) and adapted into Turkish by Dereli (2003), is explored. Thirdly, consists of the Participation Motivation Questionnaire, which was developed by Gill et al. (1983) and adapted into Turkish by Oyar et al. (2001). For the determine normality assumption skewness and kurtosis values was used. Skewness and kurtosis values were found to be between ±2 and it was determined that the data had a normal distribution (George and Malley, 2003). Afterward, an Independent samples t-test was used between paired groups, and a one-way analysis of variance was used for paired variables. Moreover, reliability coefficient, frequency and percentage and mean and standard deviation calculations were conducted. Simple regression analysis was used to determine the effect between the dependent and independent variables. The findings, a statistically significant difference was found in the variables of leadership orientation and age, income level, and frequency of weekly sports participation in sports participation motivation. As a result, it was determined that there was a low-level significant and negative relationship between the participants' motivation to participate in sports and their leadership orientations.Keywords: Leadership, Motivation, Sports.

Relationship between Academic Stress Level with Eating Behavior in Undergraduate Students of Faculty of Public Health Airlangga University

Background: College students are a group of individuals who belong to adolescence and young adulthood with generally poor eating habits that can be caused by various factors. Pressure in academic matters is one of the main factors of student stress, such as the desire to get high grades and student anxiety to try not to fail. Students often neglect some routines that can actually support performance in learning, one of which is eating. This kind of lifestyle is associated with poor health, which in turn affects life satisfaction. Life satisfaction of young adults is related to eating, because eating can determine health conditions. Objective: This study aims to analyze the relationship between academic stress levels and eating behavior in undergraduate students of the Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga. Methods: This study was a quantitative study with a cross sectional approach. The research samples was 60 people, obtained randomly by simple random sampling on Microsoft Excel. Data collection included filling out a questionnaire of respondent characteristics, academic stress levels with the Student-Life Stress Inventory, and eating behavior with the Adult Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. Data analysis used in this study was Spearman correlation test. Results: It was found that 58.3% of students had eating behavior that tended to food avoidance and 41.7% of students have eating behavior that tended to food approach. A total of 58.3% of students experienced academic stress levels. There was a relationship between academic stress level (p = 0.001) and eating behavior. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is that students who have moderate levels of academic stress experience eating behaviors that tend to be food avoidance. It is recommended that students still be able to manage stress well and regulate eating behavior by choosing foods that are in accordance with the principles of balanced nutrition and not skipping breakfast or eating.

Expectations for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Research on the Perceptions of Tourism Faculty Students

Rapid transformation and shaping of the education sector by evolving technologies are inevitable. The study aims to explore the transformative potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) within higher education, particularly in the tourism sector, and investigate students' perspectives on its usage. Existing research on this topic is limited, prompting a qualitative research approach in this study to obtain more in-depth findings. This involved conducting focus group discussions with nine first-year tourism management students who had attended four training seminars on digital transformation and artificial intelligence applications and possessed basic knowledge of the subject. The outcomes of these discussions, covering students' views on the impact of GenAI on academic performance, critical thinking and research skills, its contribution to post-graduation capabilities, potential misuse scenarios, and likely challenges, were subjected to content analysis. Among the primary research findings was that students are aware of security and ethics issues related to generative AI but are not concerned due to the availability of solutions. They perceive GenAI as an opportunity to enhance their learning experiences, academic performances, and future employability, but emphasize the necessity of using it as an auxiliary tool rather than relying entirely on these applications. Additionally, rather than immediately implementing these applications across all higher education institutions and departments, there is an emphasis on the necessity of transitional phase plans. Consequently, the study aimed to propose recommendations to higher education institutions, educators, and students based on both literature and practical insights to develop a framework aimed at a generative AI-centric approach. Moreover, valuable insights were sought to enhance the educational experience of future tourism professionals.