Helena Meyer-Knapp

Member of the Faculty- The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA USA

Helena Meyer-Knapp

Entries Tagged as 'Student Travel Experiences'

Destinations

May 13th, 2011 · No Comments · 3. Sites, Student Travel Experiences

Between the different countries and across class levels within each country, distinct patterns emerged from field observation and from surveys about which kinds of destinations are appropriate to each of the age groups and for each country. Surveys in Japan and Korea suggested real differences across the age groups. The largest groups of younger students went […]

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Student Travel Experiences

April 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Student Travel Experiences · 2006-2010 Comparative Research "History Becomes Heritage", Student Travel Experiences

Traveling together and organizing the details of the travel are two key elements which leave salient memories for students on field trips. Although the modes of transport differ somewhat from country to country, students often commented on the comfort or discomfort of the journey. For other site visitors, the rows of buses  reveal how popular the […]

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Souvenirs

April 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Student Travel Experiences

In the surveys of students, shopping was among the most frequently listed activities on the trip. Access to museum souvenir shops was easy in the US. In Korea, there was far less material available, and what there was seemed to be in rather obscure parts of each site. The school trips in Japan far out-performed […]

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