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Analysing the Impact of a National Tourism Organization on Tourism Industry
No full textThis study explores the role of National Tourism Organizations (NTOs), specifically focusing on Visit Finland, and their impact on the tourism industry in Finland. By utilizing hyperlink network analysis, the research investigates the influence of management activities over marketing efforts, a commonly underexplored area in tourism research. The study simulates the removal of Visit Finland from Finland’s tourism destination network, analysing the resulting changes in collaboration, knowledge transfer, and innovation capacity within the network. The results reveal that Visit Finland is not only a key marketing organization but also a crucial facilitator of regional cooperation, significantly enhancing the connectivity and efficiency of the Finnish tourism ecosystem. The research highlights the critical leadership role NTOs play in tourism networks, supporting destination management and stakeholder collaboration across regions. The findings suggest that without Visit Finland, the Finnish tourism network would experience significant reductions in information flow, innovation capabilities, and overall network efficiency. This study contributes methodologically by employing network simulation techniques and underscores the importance of continued support and financing for NTOs in fostering a resilient and competitive tourism industry. This study is limited by focusing on Finland as the case study destination and by the network analysis methodology as it only analyses website links and thus provides only one perspective into collaboration happening in the real world
Säilöntäaineiden vaikutus kanin sarveiskalvoon ja sen tutkiminen fluoresenssipohjaisilla analyysimenetelmillä
No full textNavigating the Language Barrier: A Study of User Experience and Trust in Image-Based Machine Translation with Google Lens
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Temporal dynamics of classroom goal structures in solo- and co-taught mathematics classes
No full textWhile students’ perceptions of classroom goal structure play a key role in student motivation, little is known about how these perceptions change over time, and whether they are influenced by different teaching practices. This study investigated the temporal dynamics of mathematics classroom goal structures over the course of a school year and, importantly, whether these changes were predicted by teaching condition (co-teaching versus solo-teaching). Classroom goal structures were assessed using student surveys administered at the beginning and end of the school year. The co-teaching condition included 70 sixth-grade students in three classes, where mathematics was co-taught by pairs of class teachers and special education teachers. The solo-teaching condition included 76 students in four classes, taught by class teachers. A series of latent change score models demonstrated a concurrent decline in students’ perceptions of classroom performance-approach and -avoidance goal structures. Compared to the solo-taught students, co-taught students’ initial perceptions of mastery goal structures were lower, but the change over time seemed more positive. Overall, these findings shed light on the temporal dynamics of classroom goal structures and demonstrate the potential positive effect of co-teaching on students' perceptions of the mastery goal structure in mathematics
