Abstract
AbstractAs the only official graveyard authorized by the United Nations (UN), the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK) has been promoting peace, freedom, and humanity among visitors worldwide. The main objectives of this research are to explore how the linkage of peace education and cultural sustainable tourism at heritage sites can achieve a virtuous cycle. This study investigates how various stakeholders disseminate the value of tourism by enhancing the public awareness of heritage. Specifically, this article focuses on two cases of educational programs implemented in the heritage of the Korean War (1950–1953)—UNMCK. First, it illustrates the annual lecture series given by a British veteran of the Korean War, a living witness of burying his colleagues at this cemetery. Second, the study demonstrates an on-site shuttle education activity aligned with tourism in the United Nations Peace Memorial Hall (UNPM) and the UNMCK. The research adopts qualitative methods of archival analysis, interviews, and fieldwork to demonstrate how visitors encounter heritage and create socio-cultural cohesion through education based on “storytelling” and multisensory learning. Furthermore, it proposes policy recommendations based on the “7M Approach,” that is, motivation, mobilization of materials, multi-vocal storytelling, multisensory learning, mutual resonance, making values through the co-creation of heritage, and meticulous management derived from case studies. This study attempts to lay the foundation for further analysis of the values of education and tourism in the UNMCK, as little research has been undertaken on this solitary UN cemetery worldwide. I envisage that this research would theoretically and practically contribute to the field of “edutourism,” demonstrating how educational programs related to war heritage sites can achieve sustainability in cultural tourism, thereby passing on heritage values to new generations.KeywordsThe Korean WarWar cemeteryWar veteranStorytellingShuttle education
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