Introducing Public Participation Methods into the Pedagogical Process

Barbara Pavlakovič Farrell is an assistant professor and a researcher at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism, Slovenia. Her work and research fields cover various aspects of tourism, destination management, industrial tourism, communication, and safety & security in tourism. She graduated in communication studies, developed her public relations skills in several organisations as a PR practitioner and continued her career in academia. Her published works include scientific articles, books and book chapters about industrial tourism, HR, safety and security in tourism, sustainability and renewable sources, and conference contributions about the mentioned topics.

Brežice, Slovenia. E-mail: barbara.pavlakovic@um.si

From 2014 to 2019, Dr. Marko Koščak worked as an assistant professor and is currently an associate professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism, Brežice, Slovenia. His research interests are in the field of sustainable and responsible tourism, geography of tourism and management of local tourist destinations. He also teaches these topics to students. Since 1986, he has also worked intensively in the field of integrated rural development, both in Slovenia and abroad. His works have been published in magazines such as Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Anais Brasileiros de Estudos Turisticos (ABET), Turizam, Informatologia, and scientific and professional monographs by publishing houses such as Routledge, Pearson, CABI and others.

Brežice, Slovenia. E-mail: marko.koscak@um.si