open access

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/93801

Proximatising community-based learning programme in Japan: Rethinking local-university collaboration for transformative tourism education

英語

relational pedagogy

2024

北海道大学観光学高等研究センター

CATS Library

18

70-87

The number of tourism programmes in Japan has increased over the last two decades. With this development, community-based learning (CBL) has become particularly popular in rural regions, where tourism is often used as a tool for revitalisation. In the Japanese context, the role of CBL is frequently ‘measured’ by how students contribute to rural areas or in terms of the skills they gain as a result of their learning. While the shortterm outcomes of CBL in rural communities and amongst students have been studied, limited research exists on how students themselves transform through these forms of education. As such, this study examines two bodies of literature, on relational pedagogy and proximity tourism, to provide a nuanced understanding of the role of CBL in tourism education. By conceptualising CBL as proximity tourism, this study theoretically discusses how CBL contributes to the mutual transformation of students and local communities.

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2185-3150

2759-7644

BA89797642