Views Of Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers’ On Tourism In Afyonkarahisar

The aim of this study is to explicit views of pre-service social studies teachers on tourism and touristic assets in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. In addition, the effects of gender, grade level and permanent domicile were investigated. Participants were 207 pre-service social studies teachers studying at Afyon Kocatepe University. The KMO value calculated for the Likert-type survey was .86 and the Bartlett s test of sphericity was significant (p=.00). The reliability coefficient of the bidimensional survey consisting of 18 items was found as .88. Survey items were found to be valid and reliable based on the results of reliability and factor analyses. Results revealed pre-service social studies teachers had positive perceptions of tourism in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, but they argued tourism potential of Afyonkarahisar was underestimated. Besides, their views significantly differed on their gender and permanent domicile.