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Intermediate school's trip to I ndia: Preparing for competence
Author(s) -
Andrews Robyn
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/nzg.12063
Subject(s) - trips architecture , field trip , competence (human resources) , qualitative research , focus group , psychology , medical education , mathematics education , pedagogy , sociology , medicine , engineering , political science , social psychology , social science , transport engineering , law , anthropology
In N ovember 2010, students from a P almerston N orth intermediate school embarked on a 2‐week excursion to I ndia. Qualitative research was carried out before, during and after the trip. Results discussed in this article focus primarily on the students' account of their trip, especially their perceived cultural competence and their explanation for it. Accounts of their competence are also offered by the parents and teachers, for example, they especially valued the students' extensive school‐based preparation. Insights gained from the experiences of this trip may be applied to other, including older, cohorts of students embarking on overseas school field trips.