Exploring post-course outcomes of an undergraduate tourism field trip to the Antarctic Peninsula
ABSTRACT A small number of educational programmes for university students include field experience in Antarctica. These programmes contain a range of educational objectives, approaches and academic assessment related to the field component and the intended on-site learning for students. However, it...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s003224741300003x 2024-03-03T08:38:51+00:00 Exploring post-course outcomes of an undergraduate tourism field trip to the Antarctic Peninsula Johnston, M.E. Dawson, J.P. Childs, J. Maher, P. T. 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224741300003x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224741300003X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 50, issue 2, page 147-155 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2013 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224741300003x 2024-02-08T08:47:21Z ABSTRACT A small number of educational programmes for university students include field experience in Antarctica. These programmes contain a range of educational objectives, approaches and academic assessment related to the field component and the intended on-site learning for students. However, it is possible that the on-site experiences of students in these programmes have an influence on later decisions and behaviour beyond the course itself in the years following participation. This paper investigates the possibility of such influence for students who participated in ship-based tourism field trips to the Antarctic Peninsula and adjacent locations (South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, and South Shetland Islands) and explores whether students link their participation to particular post-course outcomes. It examines how participants report being affected by a trip to the Antarctic Peninsula, particularly in terms of later decisions regarding learning, professional lives, and environmental behaviour. Influences noted by respondents include effects on choices made in relation to academic pursuits and career paths, as well as development of their environmental values through increased awareness of tourism impacts, Antarctic region sustainability issues, and global issues such as climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Polar Record South Shetland Islands Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula South Shetland Islands Polar Record 50 2 147 155 |
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ABSTRACT A small number of educational programmes for university students include field experience in Antarctica. These programmes contain a range of educational objectives, approaches and academic assessment related to the field component and the intended on-site learning for students. However, it is possible that the on-site experiences of students in these programmes have an influence on later decisions and behaviour beyond the course itself in the years following participation. This paper investigates the possibility of such influence for students who participated in ship-based tourism field trips to the Antarctic Peninsula and adjacent locations (South Georgia, the Falkland Islands, and South Shetland Islands) and explores whether students link their participation to particular post-course outcomes. It examines how participants report being affected by a trip to the Antarctic Peninsula, particularly in terms of later decisions regarding learning, professional lives, and environmental behaviour. Influences noted by respondents include effects on choices made in relation to academic pursuits and career paths, as well as development of their environmental values through increased awareness of tourism impacts, Antarctic region sustainability issues, and global issues such as climate change. |
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Exploring post-course outcomes of an undergraduate tourism field trip to the Antarctic Peninsula |
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Exploring post-course outcomes of an undergraduate tourism field trip to the Antarctic Peninsula |
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