Educational Tourism

Descriptive Essay # 116842

Education
Environmental Studies > Wildlife Protection
Tourism

Educational Tourism

A look at two educational attractions in Texas; the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and the Dinosaur Valley State Park.

1,247 words () | 6 sources | APA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper offers a definition of educational tourism and focuses on the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas. The paper describes its attractions and the many educational programs that are offered. The paper then turns to the Dinosaur Valley State Park and offers a description of its natural setting and visitor activities.

Outline:
Definition of Educational Tourism
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas
Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose in Texas

From the Paper:

"Ritchie (1996) defined educational tourism as programs where tourists, usually as a group, travel to a location for the principal reason of engaging in a learning experience (p. 18). The physical locations yield the components for the educational experience. Under educational tourism, there are a variety of subtopics: ecotourism, traveling to a location for the purpose of studying natural resources; heritage tourism, traveling to a location to study the historical sites of a generation; rural or farm tourism, traveling to a location to study the characteristics of countryside, and student exchange programs when students travel to another country to immerse themselves in that country's culture and way of life while studying at a high school or university."

Sample of Sources Used:

Associated content: Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glen Rose, Texas. (2008). Retrieved June 4, 2008. from http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/434477/dinosaur_valley_state_park_near_glen.html
Ritchie, B. W. (1996). Managing educational tourism. Syndey: Channel View.
Conservation education for families, visitors, and groups. (2008). Retrieved June 4, 2008,from http://www.fossilrim.com/learning/familygroups.html
Dinosaur Valley State Park. (2008). Retrieved June 4, 2008, from http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/dinosaur_valley
How to sign up for a homeschool event at Fossil Rim. (2008). Retrieved June 4, 2008,from http://www.fossilrim.org/visiting/home_school.html