Educational Tourism: Tribute to Fashion or New Educational Opportunities?

The relevance of this article lies in the need to study educational tourism as one of the ways to motivate students in educational process.  The article discusses new technologies in the educational process, which must be made more saturated and practically applicable. Visualization and the ability to implement the acquired knowledge can interest students and increase their interest in learning the information included in the curriculum. The purpose of the study is to analyze the importance of educational tourism for students. Research methods: As research methods, the following ones were used: questionnaire survey of participants of educational tours and free-style interviews with teachers and organizers of educational tourism, allowing identifying such characteristics of educational tourism’s value for students as awareness of participants about the project, previous personal experience, interest and satisfaction with the project. Research results: the article considers the importance of educational tourism from the point of view of its participants like students, accompanying teachers, from the point of view of the organizers of the tourist and educational project. The novelty and originality of the research lies in the fact that educational tourism is considered as an alternative to educational activities, which allows not only to make a trip, but also to acquire new knowledge, skills and abilities during it, which will be learned much better than just memorizing the material from the book. It is shown that the value of educational tourism can be assessed if there is knowledge about its components such as interest and personal experience of its participants, satisfaction or dissatisfaction with certain elements of the educational tour, awareness of the project possibilities, features of the organization and implementation of the tour. It is revealed that educational tourism performs not only directly educational, but also socially significant functions for society. The study shows that the project participants perceive the educational component easily and without difficulties and there is a high interest of students in educational tours. It is revealed that the accompanying notes a positive dynamic in the interest in the educational process after participation in the project. Both its participants and its organizers perceive the possibility of expanding the project positively. It is determined that the greatest difficulty in the organization of educational tourism is caused by the lack of support of state structures, which in turn causes difficulty in entering new sites where the project can be implemented. It is shown that the educational component of the project is positively evaluated by both direct consumers and teachers in terms of the correctness in the construction of the narrative and semantic parts. It is shown that to the positive aspects of educational tourism can be attributed the emotional involvement of participants in the educational process during the excursion service, as well as increasing the level of their interest in further study. Practical significance: the data obtained in this work can be used in social psychology, pedagogy, age psychology, pedagogical psychology, as well as for further theoretical development of this issue

Educational Tourism: Tribute to Fashion or New Educational Opportunities?

The relevance of this article lies in the need to study educational tourism as one of the ways to motivate students in educational process.  The article discusses new technologies in the educational process, which must be made more saturated and practically applicable. Visualization and the ability to implement the acquired knowledge can interest students and increase their interest in learning the information included in the curriculum. The purpose of the study is to analyze the importance of educational tourism for students. Research methods: As research methods, the following ones were used: questionnaire survey of participants of educational tours and free-style interviews with teachers and organizers of educational tourism, allowing identifying such characteristics of educational tourism’s value for students as awareness of participants about the project, previous personal experience, interest and satisfaction with the project. Research results: the article considers the importance of educational tourism from the point of view of its participants like students, accompanying teachers, from the point of view of the organizers of the tourist and educational project. The novelty and originality of the research lies in the fact that educational tourism is considered as an alternative to educational activities, which allows not only to make a trip, but also to acquire new knowledge, skills and abilities during it, which will be learned much better than just memorizing the material from the book. It is shown that the value of educational tourism can be assessed if there is knowledge about its components such as interest and personal experience of its participants, satisfaction or dissatisfaction with certain elements of the educational tour, awareness of the project possibilities, features of the organization and implementation of the tour. It is revealed that educational tourism performs not only directly educational, but also socially significant functions for society. The study shows that the project participants perceive the educational component easily and without difficulties and there is a high interest of students in educational tours. It is revealed that the accompanying notes a positive dynamic in the interest in the educational process after participation in the project. Both its participants and its organizers perceive the possibility of expanding the project positively. It is determined that the greatest difficulty in the organization of educational tourism is caused by the lack of support of state structures, which in turn causes difficulty in entering new sites where the project can be implemented. It is shown that the educational component of the project is positively evaluated by both direct consumers and teachers in terms of the correctness in the construction of the narrative and semantic parts. It is shown that to the positive aspects of educational tourism can be attributed the emotional involvement of participants in the educational process during the excursion service, as well as increasing the level of their interest in further study. Practical significance: the data obtained in this work can be used in social psychology, pedagogy, age psychology, pedagogical psychology, as well as for further theoretical development of this issue.La relevancia de este artículo radica en la necesidad de estudiar el turismo educativo como una de las formas de motivar a los estudiantes en el proceso educativo. El artículo analiza las nuevas tecnologías en el proceso educativo que deben hacerse más saturadas y prácticamente aplicables. La visualización y la capacidad de implementar el conocimiento adquirido pueden aumentar el interés de los estudiantes y su interés en aprender la información incluida en el plan de estudios. El propósito del estudio es analizar la importancia del turismo educativo para los estudiantes. Métodos de investigación: Los siguientes métodos se utilizaron como métodos de investigación: encuesta por cuestionario de participantes en giras educativas y entrevistas de estilo libre con docentes y organizadores de turismo educativo, lo que permitió identificar características del valor del turismo educativo como la conciencia del proyecto por parte de los estudiantes , experiencia personal previa, interés y satisfacción con el proyecto. Resultados de la investigación: el artículo analiza la importancia del turismo educativo desde el punto de vista de sus participantes, como estudiantes, profesores acompañantes, desde el punto de vista de los organizadores del proyecto turístico y educativo. La novedad y originalidad de la investigación radica en el hecho de que el turismo educativo se considera como una alternativa a las actividades educativas, lo que permite no solo hacer un viaje, sino también adquirir nuevos conocimientos, habilidades y habilidades durante el mismo, que aprenderán mucho mejor que simplemente memorizar el material del libro. Se ha demostrado que el valor del turismo educativo puede evaluarse si hay conocimiento sobre sus componentes, como el interés y la experiencia personal de sus participantes, la satisfacción o la insatisfacción con ciertos elementos de la gira educativa, el conocimiento de las posibilidades del proyecto, las características de la organización. e implementación del recorrido. Se revela que el turismo educativo desempeña funciones no solo directamente educativas sino también socialmente significativas para la sociedad. El estudio muestra que los participantes del proyecto perciben el componente educativo fácilmente y sin dificultad y hay un gran interés de los estudiantes en los recorridos educativos. Se revela que las notas adjuntas son una dinámica positiva en el interés del proceso educativo después de participar en el proyecto. Tanto sus participantes como sus organizadores perciben la posibilidad de ampliar el proyecto positivamente. Se determina que la mayor dificultad en la organización turística educativa es causada por la falta de apoyo de las estructuras estatales, lo que a su vez causa dificultades para ingresar a nuevos sitios donde se puede implementar el proyecto. Se ha demostrado que el componente educativo del proyecto es evaluado positivamente tanto por los consumidores directos como por los maestros en términos de precisión en la construcción de partes narrativas y semánticas. Se ha demostrado que los aspectos positivos del turismo educativo se pueden atribuir a la participación emocional de los participantes en el proceso educativo durante la excursión de servicio, así como a su mayor nivel de interés en futuros estudios. Importancia práctica: los datos obtenidos en este trabajo pueden utilizarse en psicología social, pedagogía, psicología de la edad, psicología pedagógica, así como para un mayor desarrollo teórico de este tema