ABSTRACT

The levels of complexity and the changing environment in which the tourism industry operates, require critical and reflective tourism practitioners. Consequently, and considering the need for students to develop analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, this article explores the research experiences of undergraduate students, focusing on the process of developing an independent, inquiry-based project. This paper describes a research project developed by two classes of undergraduate students majoring in tourism, providing an overview of the implementation of the project and of students’ perceptions on this experience. Results suggest that adopting a research-based learning approach promotes students’ engagement with research practices and increases intellectual capacity, which may prove useful to other tourism educators in developing competence-based courses.

摘要

旅游业运作的复杂程度和不断变化的环境需要具有批判性和反思性的旅游从业者。因此，考虑到学生发展分析、解决问题和沟通能力的需要，本文探讨了本科生的研究经验，重点是开发一个独立的、基于探究的项目的过程。本文介绍了一个由两个本科旅游专业学生开发的研究项目，概述了该项目的实施情况以及学生对此体验的看法。结果表明，采用基于研究的学习方法可以促进学生参与研究实践并提高智力，