Abstract:

The aim of this study is to identify the perceptions of the students in pre-Bachelor and Bachelor's programs in tourism education at university level towards professional love, business meaning and happiness, and to reveal the relationship between these variables. The research universe is formed by students studying in pre-graduate and bachelor's programs in the field of tourism education at Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University (NHBVÜ). According to this, on the date of the research was done (January 2020) the number of students registered in tourism programs at the University of Nevşehir HBV was 2365 at the University of Nevşehir HBV. After the arrangements on the survey form were made, 330 survey forms were collected from students who were volunteer to participate in the study with the help of Google academic forms. The results have been obtained using various statistical methods according to the data obtained. According to the findings obtained, the profession love and the meaning of the work have not been achieved to affect happiness. The findings from this study show that the lack of full participation in the business life of the tourism department participating in the study affects the relationship of professional love and happiness. Study on individuals who spend a certain period of time in the profession is likely to more different results. * This article is the extended form of the declaration presented verbally at the Conference on Management Tourism across Continents Congress held between 02-04 September 2020.

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