Study Tour Research Articles

International Professional Development Cooperation Study Tours for Environmental, Social and Sustainable Development for the Indian Mining Sector

The Key Centre for Mines International, University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia undertook professional development mining education and cooperation training study tours for overseas government fellows and groups as well as private mining companies from 1988 – 2010. During the technical environmental development short courses at the university and visits to Australian mines and government offices, the programs also covered important social and sustainable aspects as well as relevant briefings on government mining law and regulations, industry’s best practice and community engagement. Details are presented for two major successful international cooperation Indian projects, a World Bank mine environment program in 2004 for state government officials and a TATA Steel Limited coal and iron mine executives and managers training program in 2010.
 
 Received: 21 April 2022 / Accepted: 30 June 2022 / Published: 5 July 2022

Progresses and Perspectives of the Resource Evaluation Related to Agri-Cultural Heritage Tourism

The scientific evaluation of tourism resources is not only an important prerequisite for the development of agri-cultural heritage tourism (AHT), but it can also promote the conservation and management of Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (IAHS). With the goal of providing scientific support for the sustainable management of tourism resources, this review systematically analyzes the overall situation, research regions, developmental timeline trends, key fields and hot topics of resource evaluation research related to AHT over 2005–2020. With a comprehensive perspective that incorporates both traditional literature review and quantitative literature review, the study revealed four important aspects of AHT research. (1) Relevant articles could be divided into two phases, a development-oriented period (2005–2012) and a conservation-oriented period (2013–2020). (2) GIAHS accounts for the absolute majority (about 66.7%) of relevant studies. In particular, Longji Terraces System, Hani terraces system and Dong's Rice-Fish-Duck System were the research hotspots IAHS, and Yunnan, Zhejiang and Guangxi were the research hotspot provinces. (3) Terraced landscapes and tea culture were the most popular themes in tourism resource evaluation, while sports tourism, tea culture tourism and study tours are becoming the new trends in IAHS sites. (4) Research methods have undergone a shift from qualitative to quantitative approaches, and a combination of these two in an interdisciplinary manner is becoming a new research trend. By reviewing and prospecting the relevant literature, this study not only makes a unique contribution to the tourism resource evaluation of IAHS, but also helps to enrich the relevant evaluation theories and further promote the sustainable development of heritage tourism from theoretical and methodological perspectives.

Write What You Know': Study tours and creativity

Write What You Know': Study tours and creativity

U.K. Financialization of Public Service Delivery Goes Global

Rather than social innovation or the promotion of social and environmental justice, amplified by notions of “global Britain,” the British state continues to propagate a series of aging public service delivery initiatives, mostly based on private funding. Although before Brexit there was strong British influence on European Union policies for social investment, this influence also extends globally. At the heart of these initiatives is the British Council’s Global Social Enterprise program with its reports, mapping exercises, U.K. study tours, and resources available for social entrepreneurs. The Council supports regular articles in the online Pioneers Post, which extol the benefits of impact investment using private funds.

Japanese Nursing Students’ Motivations and Learning Needs Regarding Studying English: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine factors associated with Japanese undergraduate nursing students’ motivations and needs to study English. An online survey at one university in Tokyo was conducted from July to October 2018. This survey included students’ basic interest in and reasons for learning English, attitude toward communicating with non-Japanese people, willingness to study English, which could be related to motivations and needs to study English. Structural equation modeling was used to map the association among variables. Overall, 167 students completed the survey. The most frequently cited motivation and needs to study English were for “daily use,” such as traveling. Participation in a study tour through the university was associated with willingness to study English, which was associated with both motivation and needs. Improving curriculum and systems is necessary so that students realize the necessity of English in their clinical or professional activities, and find willingness to study English.

Preferences of educators and students in vocational colleges regarding teaching methods

The problem and the aim of the study. This aim of this study is to determine the teaching methods used by Industrial Electronic Equipment Troubleshooting (IEET) course instructors and the preferred teaching methods of IEET students in vocational colleges. Research methods. For data collection and analysis this study used a survey research design and a quantitative method. Stratified random samples of 360 second-year students and 113 instructors on the electronic technology programme from 53 vocational colleges were chosen for the study. Data was collected using a questionnaire with closed-ended questions. Descriptive data analysis was performed and reported in the form of percentages and means. Results. The study findings reveal that the most frequent teaching methods used by the instructor on teaching Industrial Electronic Equipment Troubleshooting courses are lecture (mean 3.88), question and answer (3.69), and presentation (3.68). Conversely, students had a high level of interest in seeking instructors who use teaching methods such as workshop (mean 4.68), simulation (4.50), web-based (4.46), blended learning (4.31), study tour (4.29), and games (40.8). Conclusion. The study found that instructors still frequently use the conventional chalk and talk method in the classroom, i.e., the lecture. Efforts need to be undertaken to ensure that teachers use a variety of teaching methods in the classroom. Teachers should use student-centred teaching approaches and technology to invest students in the learning process. It is proposed that the Ministry of Education, through the Technical and Vocational Education Division, provide training on 21st century pedagogy to vocational college instructors and provide a complete information and communication technology infrastructure to all vocational colleges to improve teaching methods among instructors.

Exploring experiential learning processes in the context of an international school–university partnership

AbstractThis chapter uses Kolb's (1984) theory of experiential learning to examine the learning process in two related contexts: A university‐facilitated study tour for in‐service English teachers from Norway and a short‐term study‐abroad program to Norway for US preservice teachers.

Pedagogical Competency of Dance Instructors in The Training of Malay Court Dance Skills Among Upper Secondary Students at Johor National Art School

Dance pedagogy is a complex and dynamic field of competency that involves various skills and self-appearance. Therefore, dance instructors must widen the scope of their competency to strengthen and improve their level. This research aimed to identify the competency of dance instructors teaching the practical subject of Malay Court Dance based on factors including the components of pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and professionalism. The data was collected from interviews with the instructors and was analyzed through thematic analysis. The findings indicated that the instructors’ competency level development could be mapped into three dimensions, namely orientation, agent, and competency content. It was concluded that art schools in Malaysia need to develop dance instructors’ competency in terms of (1) 21st-century learning needs, (2) vertical and horizontal knowledge sharing, (3) workshop, study tour, and competition, and (4) standardization of technological development relevant for curriculum, across knowledge, practical, and feeling domains.

Learning Outcomes for Participants and Future Challenges for the Iida City Kominkan “Cambodia Study Tour” Program for High School Students

Learning Outcomes for Participants and Future Challenges for the Iida City Kominkan “Cambodia Study Tour” Program for High School Students

Research on the Abilities of Community Education Study Tour Instructors

Community education study tour instructors are important action elements of community education tours. It is necessary to sort out the abilities of community education study tour instructors as well as construct a scientific and reasonable professional ability index system for community education study tour instructors, so as to promote the high-quality development of community education as well as the modernization of lifelong education governance system and governance ability. Based on the practice of community education in Jiangsu and the basic theory of pedagogy, this paper puts forward five core vocational abilities of community education, including travel education and teaching ability, curriculum development ability, management and research ability, training and guidance ability, as well as study tour guarantee ability. This paper attempts to sort out the ability of community education study tour instructors through research and analysis. A three-dimensional and multi-dimensional framework of community education instructors’ ability has been constructed to provide a path for the professional development of community education study tour instructors.

Toward Decolonizing Development Education: Study Tours as Embodied, Reflexive, and Mud-up

The relevance of development studies has come under intense scrutiny with increasing calls for development education to decolonize its materials, pedagogies, and discursive practices. This article draws on a short-term study tour to India, where co-building a mud house with a tribal community and local university became a creative, intercultural site, encouraging reflexivity and learning through embodied insights. Such learnings “from” and “with” knowledges negated by Western modernity involve in essence decolonial pedagogies, enabling students to critically examine their own preconceived ideas of development, while building skills to meaningfully navigate the contested contemporary field. Study tours, we argue, have immense potential toward decolonizing development education.

საგანმანათლებლო ტურიზმი და მისი გამოწვევები პანდემიის პირობებში

Educational tourism, also known as edu-tourism, is one of the trends that have higher growth in recent years. The aim of the article is to highlight the importance of the educational tourism and the impact of COVID 19 on educational tourists. This is a theoretical research based on the review of appropriate literature, usage of secondary sources, logical construction and the scientific induction. Nowadays, tourists are beginning to give more importance to new ways of knowing different tourist destinations, so the possibilities of learning grow significantly. Educational tourism delineates its boundaries with other types of tourism and education activities. It is one of the famous sub-types of tourism in the world today. Its popularity and necessity in the tourism market increases day by day. To define simply, educational tourism is when the main purpose of the trip is the learning itself. Educational tourism is considered as an essential market segment in the tourism industry and not surprisingly, many countries use it as one of the main earning source. The research revealed that even though definitions of educational tourism and tourists vary, there is still the way to conceptualize the market segment and look at the broad range of activities, such as: school trips, study tours, exchange programs, under and post graduate studies, short courses, language courses and other classic educationrelated activities. It was also found that despite the pandemic compared to other countries, the number of educational tourists leaving Georgia is higher than in previous years.

VIRTUAL STUDY TOUR IN METHODS OF TEACHING RUSSIAN AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract. Introduction. The amplification of methods of teaching foreign languages nowadays is characterized by a high interest in the culturological approach, which involves learning a language as a way of intercultural communication.The main focus in this context is made on the study tour (virtual and real) as a non-traditional form of educational process of foreign students, who study Russian as a foreign language, organization. Purpose. This paper focuses on the methodical, cultural and historical potential of the virtual study tour in the process of teaching Russian as a foreign language. Methods. Some linguistic methods have been used in our research: descriptive, socio-pedagogical, experimental, and a group discussion method. Results. Virtual and real study tours have been examined and described in this scholar article. The paper illustrates that a properly planned and organized study tour develops foreigners’ speaking skills and is aimed at the formation of socio-cultural and communicative competence. The main principles of foreign language teaching (apparency, visualization and accessibility) have been described. Methodical development of virtual tours to the Kyiv Museum is presented in the article. The developed virtual tour is designed for students of the preparatory departments and faculties of higher educational institutions of Ukraine. Сonclusion. It may be noted that the potential of museum pedagogy in the process of teaching foreigners is quite beneficial. The value of museums and historical places is manifested in direct contact with a historical object. The virtual tour of the Kyiv Museum is designed to arouse interest in studying the culture and history of Ukraine and to develop skills of working with lexical units with national-cultural semantics.

International service-learning: possibilities for developing intercultural competence and culturally responsive pedagogies

ABSTRACT Globalisation and human mobility have contributed to increased student diversity in Australian schools and globally. Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmesare under pressure to prepare pre-service teachers (PST) who can respond to the educational and cultural needs of diverse student cohorts. International study tours and service-learning programs are conceived as means for developing interculturally competent “classroom-ready” teachers. This paper reports on a New Colombo Plan water safety/swimming programmedesigned and delivered by pre-service teachers in a rural Fijian community. Findings indicate that immersion as “other” was important for building empathy and appreciation of the lived realties of linguistically and culturally diverse Indigenous Fijian and Indo-Fijian children. Additionally, findings reveal various ways by which PST enacted cultural competence in teaching the water safety/swimming program. Where international service learning is not always be an option, we argue for multiple opportunities for PST to work with children within diverse communities and cultural life-worlds. At stake is the potential of ITE programs to enable the development of pedagogical practices for meeting the cultural and educational needs of all children We believe these calls have relevance for ITE educators and their programs in Australia and the broader Asia-Indo-Pacific region.

Experiential Learning by Business Students on Short-Term Study Tours

This study incorporates a qualitative, case study based approach to analyze the impact of a short domestic study tour on business students of a Mumbai based college. The methods for data collection were structured questionnaires, feedback forms, interviews, focus groups, and work diaries. Short and economical study tours within the country have succeeded tremendously in their objective and have provided a very high level of learning experiences. There is strong evidence of experiential learning which seem to produce a significant, almost magical, impact on students.

Natural capital evaluation in the FutureCity of Shimokawa, Northern Japan, based on forest economics.

We have pragmatically but accurately evaluated the natural capital of a small northern town, Shimokawa, Hokkaido, Japan. The key industries are forestry, wood manufacturing, and agriculture. From an environmental perspective, Shimokawa was nominated as a Japanese FutureCity. Consequently, the total natural capital value (NCV) of the forest and agricultural lands was calculated to be 1.326 billion USD/year (or 24,161 USD/ha/year) and 44 million USD/year (or 19,692 USD/ha/year), respectively, in 2012. The sum of these NCVs was more than 7 times greater than the yearly gross production of the town, although the forest had a higher NCV because of the larger area (54,862ha for forest area), compared with 2953ha for agricultural area. This substantial NCV is mainly generated by sustainable forest management. The timber account showed that the annual tree growth was greater than the annual harvest of trees. The CO2 account derived from a one-year calculation showed that the town served as a CO2 sink at 107,249 t-CO2/year due to the large amount of annual tree growth and CO2 storage in the harvested wood products even if CO2 was emitted from industries and households. The forestry and wood manufacturing industries, as well as agriculture, created socioeconomic effects for the townspeople, ranging from job creation, study tours, and social welfare. This NCV accounting for Shimokawa town ensures the sustainable use of valuable environmental assets and will help other communities recognize their own NCV accounts.

Review: Presenting Difficult Pasts Through Architecture: Converting National Socialist Sites to Documentation Centers, by Rumiko Handa

Review: <i>Presenting Difficult Pasts Through Architecture: Converting National Socialist Sites to Documentation Centers</i>, by Rumiko Handa

The Study Tour in China: An Emerging Mode for Practical Education

The study tour is an effective mode for students to learn in an effective way. For decades, it gradually has become an emerging mode for practical education in China, underpinned by policies, funds, technology, and human resources. This study aims to showcase how the curriculum of the study tour can currently be operated, including goals, content, teachers, and evaluation, as well as what the potential barriers are. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study through organizing site investigation and distributing questionnaires. The data were from 122 institutes of study tour in Zhejiang Province as the outstanding example. According to the results, we find that even though there are numerous study tour courses, the syllabi are not rigorous and the professional literacy of the teaching staff is low. Additionally, most study tour activities are carried out with lecturing or sightseeing, yet without practice, inquiry, or operation. Therefore, with the study tour being increasingly emphasized, more professional collaboration with schools and universities should be put on the agenda to enhance the prevailing curriculum.

E-Travel Riau Berbasis Mobile Menggunakan Metode Dijkstra

Travel is one of the transportation that is often used by study tours or tourism in Riau Province. Travel is not only engaged in ordering but also in the field of delivery of goods. But what often happens to travel is that bookings are still done manually. The ordering process is carried out by telephone, then the admin records the address of the passenger to be picked up and the admin immediately confirms to the driver to pick up the passenger. The purpose of this study is to assist passengers in ordering travel online and drivers can monitor and determine the location of prospective passengers. In this study, an android-based online travel booking application was created using the Dijkstra algorithm. The dijkstra algorithm is an algorithm used to solve the shortest path problem for a directed graph with non-negative edge weights. This algorithm is used by drivers to determine the fastest route in the process of picking up prospective passengers. The advantage of this Dijkstra method is that it can find the closest route from the starting point to the end point by comparing the smallest value between points that will be used as a route that will be passed by the travel driver in order to get to the destination faster. The results of this study are a travel application that makes it easier for users to book travel and makes it easier for drivers to determine the fastest route in picking up passengers

Attitude of Sericulture Beneficiary Farmers towards the Activities of Technical Service Centres (TSCs) in Karnataka State of India

Sericulture in Karnataka is in the process of modernization in many phases through new demand driven extension approach called Technical Service Centres (TSCs) located at the grass-root level (Hobli and Taluka level). These centres mainly involved in the dissemination of the technologies developed by the Research Institutes and also in supply of mulberry cuttings/saplings, monitoring mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing and providing information about loan facilities and subsidy schemes. There is a need to study the attitude of sericulture beneficiary farmers towards activities of TSCs. The study was conducted during 2018-20 in the Karnataka state of India. The Karnataka state was contributing 35.00 per cent of silk production in India. An ex-post facto research design was used or the study. An attitude was measured by Likert scale construction. The Ramanagara and Mandya districts were selected because these district having highest number of TSCs in Bangalore and Mysore division respectively. Mandya, Malavalli and K.R Pet taluks from Mandya district on the other hand Ramanagara, Channapatna and Kanakapura taluks from Ramanagara district were purposively selected for the study. Above taluks were selected based on top 3 taluks in TSCs in district. The four TSCs from each taluk leads to twelve from each district, Totally, 24 TSCs were selected for the study. Ten sericulture farmers under each TSC, collectively 240, were selected by using random sampling method. The study revealed that just little more than half (50.42%) of the sericulture farmers had medium favourable attitude towards activities of TSCs followed by high favourable attitude (35.00%) and only 14.58 per cent of the sericulture farmers had low favourable attitude. The probable reason might be majority of the sericulture farmers participated in trainings at Sericulture Training Institute at K.R Pet of Mandya District and Channapatna of Ramanagara district and also they were undergone for study tour to Kolar district. They were supplied subsidized mulberry saplings, bed disinfectants, growth promoters among sericulture farmers.