Ecotourism in an Educational Context: Promoting Learning Opportunities through Travel

Autor/inn/en	Coles, Tim; Poland, Roger H. C.; Clifton, Julian
Titel	Ecotourism in an Educational Context: Promoting Learning Opportunities through Travel
Quelle	In: Journal of Biological Education, 49 (2015) 2, S.213-217 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9266
DOI	10.1080/00219266.2014.956484
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Tourism; Travel; Conservation (Environment); Correlation; Environmental Education; Rural Areas; Developing Nations; Standards; Values; Natural Resources; Economic Development; Educational Opportunities; Case Studies; High School Students; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Tourismus; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Korrelation; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Standard; Wertbegriff; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent
Abstract	The global expansion and diversification of the travel market has opened up new opportunities to deliver educational programmes through tourism. Applying the principles and practices commonly associated with ecotourism enables students to gain lasting benefits through their active participation in conservation-oriented activities. In many cases, the limited facilities and lack of infrastructure which add to the "challenge" for students make this form of tourism ideally suited to more remote and rural areas within developing countries which would otherwise be bypassed by tourism development (Clifton and Benson 2006). There is, therefore, a clear synergy between educationally oriented ecotourism, conservation of natural resources and rural economic development, particularly in developing countries. Whilst it is important to ensure that students' activities are aligned with the host community's standards, norms and values, experience to date has shown that this mode of ecotourism can benefit both visitor and host whilst delivering significant and tangible environmental outcomes. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01