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Tourism, cultural and the transformational power of education: lessons form the Children's University Tasmania

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posted on 2023-05-23, 13:17 authored by Can Seng OoiCan Seng Ooi, Rebecca ShelleyRebecca Shelley
This tourism research project focuses on the local community rather than on tourists. It explores links between cultural capital, tourism and education in the community. Focusing on the Children’s University Tasmania and its programs, this study looks at how tourist sites are transformed into learning destinations for residents. The goal of the programs is to enhance the cultural capital of children in less privileged segments of Tasmanian society. The initial results are promising. In the context of tourism studies, this study shows that the narrative of travel can stimulate the imagination of locals. The benefits of learning through (local) tourism experiences can be harnessed to support the broader social and economic goals of improved educational attainment for the young. This study essentially demonstrates how tourism resources are used for local and community development. Tourism should be better integrated to serve the social and educational needs of society.

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Publication title

CAUTHE 2018 Conference Proceedings

Pagination

596-599

ISBN

9780994514127

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education

Place of publication

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Event title

CAUTHE 2018 Get Smart Paradoxes and Possibilities

Event Venue

Newcastle, Australia

Date of Event (Start Date)

2018-02-05

Date of Event (End Date)

2018-02-08

Rights statement

Copyright 2018 Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education

Repository Status

  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Socio-cultural issues in tourism

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