액션 리서치를 적용한 관광교과목의 협동학습에 관한 탐색적 연구

An Exploratory Study on the Collaborative Learning in Tourism Education Using the Action Research Method

This study was to investigate the effectiveness of the collaborative learning method in the context of tourism education. Data were collected from 47 undergraduate students who took a. tourism research method class at a university, in which the instructor used the collaborative learning. Using the action research method, the class was evaluated three times by the students in many respects such as class satisfaction, class participation, class achievement and so on. Results showed that overall the collaborative learning found to be an effective teaching method in tourism education and it could be improved by the coaching system. Based on the finding of this study, several tips of coaching were provided for the improvement of academic achievement.