THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ASA TEACHING METHOD IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN TOURISM

Oct 15, 2026

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Globalization and technological change have transformed the global economy into an information- and knowledge-driven system, reshaping the role and purpose of education institutions. Integrating ICT within vocational education and training is a complex process requiring technology presence, curriculum alignment, institutional support, teacher skill development, and sustained funding. The article examines how ICT tools enhance tourism and food teaching-learning-evaluation through a psycho-pedagogical experiment with Romanian high school students, supporting the idea that ICT develops specific student skills more effectively than traditional methods.

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Introduction

Use of Information and Communication Technology in Education

THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ASA TEACHING METHOD IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN TOURISM Elena Mădălina Mocanu (Dedu), Alecxandrina Deaconu Abstract: Globalization and technological change that have characterized recent years have created a new global economy powered by technology, fueled by information and knowledge, with serious implications for the nature and purpose of education institutions. Effective integration of ICT into the education system is a complex, multilateral process that involves not only the presence of technology, but also a corresponding curriculum, institutional availability, teachers’ skills development, long-term funding. This article explores the use of ICT tools in vocational education and training in tourism, proposing concrete ways to use new technologies in teaching-learning-evaluation of disciplines in the field of Tourism and Food. The research was carried out on a sample composed of high school students from Constanta County, Romania, and we used the psycho-pedagogical experiment as a research method. The results of the analysis confirm the initial hypothesis that the use of ICT , as a teaching method in tourism classes, determines, among pupils, the formation and development of specific skills to a greater extent than the use of traditional methods. Key words: Information and Communication Technology, Vocational education, Innovation in education, Computer software, Tourism JEL: D83, I21, O30, L86, L83 1. Introduction Information and Communication Technology has become an important aspect of modern life. Involvement in various fields of activity (education, pursuit of a profession, leisure, etc.) has become largely dependent on the possibility of using the various technologies. The term Information Technology was first used in 1958 in an article published in the Harvard Business Review by Leavitt and Whisler: „ the new technology does not yet have a single established name. We shall call it information technology.” 􀀾7􀁀 Information and Communication Technology can be defined as a diverse set of tools and resources used to communicate and to create, disseminate, store and manage information. 􀀾1􀁀 These technologies include computers, the Internet, radio broadcasting (radio and television) and telephony technologies. Information and communication technology consists of three main categories: Information technology-refers to computers that have become indispensable for today's society to process data and save effort and time; Telecommunications technology - includes telephones and radio / TV transmissions; Network technologies-the most popular of which is the Internet, but have also expanded in the field of mobile telephony, Voice Over IP (VOIP), satellite communications, and other forms of communication still in development. These new technologies can not operate isolated from one another, and the development of the Internet has led to an interleaving of these technologies, making the Internet a central point. 􀀾10􀁀 According to the European Commission􀀾2􀁀 , the importance of Information and Communication Technology lies less in the technology itself, especially in its capacity to allow greater access to information and communication among the population served. Many countries around the world have set up ICT-promoting organizations as a means of reducing the digital divide created between the technologically developed and less advanced areas. The technology has recently produced a series of changes in the way communication is made and in the ways in which social and personal activities take place. The use of Information and Communication Technology has produced a multitude of benefits for the development of society but, at the same time, has created a number of problems that seem to be growing with the improvement of technology. However, to be applied, technology must demonstrate a global benefit to mankind. 2. Use of Information an

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What is the focus of the article on ICT in tourism vocational education?

The article explores how ICT tools can be used as teaching methods in vocational education and training in tourism, including approaches for teaching-learning-evaluation in Tourism and Food disciplines.

What research method and sample were used?

A psycho-pedagogical experiment was conducted using a sample of high school students from Constanta County, Romania.

What do the results suggest about ICT versus traditional teaching methods?

The analysis confirms the initial hypothesis that ICT use in tourism classes leads to the formation and development of specific skills to a greater extent than traditional methods.

Oct 15, 2026

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