A Student Run Field Exercise in Applied Tourism Geography

Autor/inn/en	De Bres, Karen; Coomansingh, Johnny
Titel	A Student Run Field Exercise in Applied Tourism Geography
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography, 105 (2006) 2, S.67-72 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1341
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Municipalities; Geography; Tourism; Field Experience Programs; Higher Education; Geography Instruction; Relevance (Education); Undergraduate Students; Marketing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Magistrat; Geografie; Tourismus; Praxisnahes Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Relevance; Relevanz
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to discuss the field project and the field experiences of 60 undergraduates in a lower level geography course. Cumulative based learning was the main teaching technique. The Eisenhower Center, the Dickinson County Historical Society Museum, and Old Abilene Town, a renovated/reconstructed frontier town, were selected for study. The focus was on determining the appeal of each attraction by the undergraduate cohort and increasing that appeal. As a result of this field experience, students gained a much clearer understanding of the challenges facing those attempting to market tourism successfully in small towns, as well as participating in a practical application of geographical concepts previously discussed in class. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10