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The primary aim of this study is to determine the readiness for electronic learning (e-learning) levels of students receiving tourism education at the level of associate degree. In addition to this, whether or not there is a significant difference between the readiness for e-learning levels of students and the variables of gender and department in which they receive education was determined as secondary aim. The questionnaire for this purpose was implemented with 406 students who were trained in "Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Services and Travel, Tourism and Entertainment Services" a program at a public university and who previously participated in e-learning courses. As a result of this study, the students while technical skills and qualifications is being detected as positive, learning preferences with attitudes towards mobile learning tools what has been identified as positive nor negative. In addition to this, while it was detected that there was a significant difference between the students’ readiness for e-learning levels and the variable of gender, no significant difference could be detected between the type of department in which the students receive education and the readiness for e-learning levels. Another important, attention-drawing finding among the study findings is that the male students have higher levels of readiness for e-learning than the female students.

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