Gaining 'Raw Insider Knowledge': The Benefits and Challenges of International Study Tours for Creative Industries Students

Autor/inn/en	Pennings, Mark; Cushing, Debra Flanders; Gomez, Rafael; Dyson, Clare; Coombs, Courtney
Titel	Gaining 'Raw Insider Knowledge': The Benefits and Challenges of International Study Tours for Creative Industries Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Art & Design Education, 38 (2019) 2, S.539-554 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-8062
DOI	10.1111/jade.12219
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; Design; Creativity; Learning Processes; Student Attitudes; Art Education; Experiential Learning; Learning Theories; Interference (Learning); Industry; Networks; Individual Development; Travel; Planning; College Students; Knowledge Level; Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Kreativität; Learning process; Lernprozess; Schülerverhalten; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Industrie; Individuelle Entwicklung; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Collegestudent; Wissensbasis; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	International short-term study tours are a fast-growing format for outbound education and provide exciting experiential learning opportunities for students in the creative industries disciplines. This success has encouraged researchers to seek a comprehensive view of the various concrete experiences that contribute to student learning during study tours. To that end, this article presents evidence from a qualitative online post-tour questionnaire administered with students studying various art and design disciplines who participated in short-term international study tours at a large Australian university in 2015. Using Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory as a framework, data collected explored student perceptions of which concrete experiences on a study tour are most impactful and which may actually hinder learning. Findings revealed: experiencing key industry venues are the most significant aspects of a study tour, rather than networking or personal growth; poor itinerary planning and travel issues are the least liked aspects of a tour, yet are often the most easily addressed with better tour management and planning; and students were positively impacted by unexpected gains in knowledge about their creative industries discipline. This study, therefore, provides unique insights into which concrete experiences may be most impactful as part of the experiential learning cycle within an international study tour for creative industries students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01