No prerequisites in educational field are required.

The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive framework for understanding typologies and modalities of the educational tourism sector, examined from the perspectives of formal and informal education. The different areas of edu-tourism will be explored in order to identify the educational-touristic potentials of territories and resources.

Educational forms of tourism: "education first" to "tourism first" types. Characteristics, needs and impact of different markets of educational tourism: tourism for schools and students; cultural tourism; eco-tourism; experiential learning oriented tourism for adults and seniors; social tourism; accessible tourism.

• 1.  (A) Brent W. Ritchie, with Neil Carr and Chris Cooper Managing Educational Tourism Channel View Books, Clevedon [etc.], 2003 » Pagine/Capitoli: pp. 1-225
• 2.  (A) McGladdery, C. A., & Lubbe, B. A. Rethinking educational tourism: proposing a new model and future direction "Tourism Review", Vol. 72 No. 3, 2017 » Pagine/Capitoli: pp. 319-329

Extracts from Ritchie (2003) and further handouts will be provided to attending students during the lessons.

• Lectures will alternate with group-exercises aimed at exploring and consolidating the topics examined during theoretical lectures. In order to analyze in depth and to apply specific tools, the class will take place - if possible - at the "Paolo and Ornella Ricca" Museum of school history of the University of Macerata.

• The final examination will be oral and object of evaluation (for a maximum of 30/30 marks) will be: correctness and completeness of the acquired knowledge (up to 10 marks); communication skills (up to 10 marks); critical elaboration and problem-solving (up to 10 marks).
  
  Attending students are expected to present an educational tourism product realized in the group-exercises carried out during the lessons.
  Non-attending students are expected to hold a discussion on the contents of recommended textbooks.