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                          Notes       Planning of Field Trips—For planning educational tours and following its success should follow the steps—
                                        1.  To determine the specific objectives of educational tourism.

                                        2.  Select the arrangement, which can be the perfect way to achieve the objectives.
                                        3.  In keeping with institutional rules to get permission from the authorities.
                                        4.  Surely tourist arrangements should be. It is necessary to determine the following—(a) Date (b) Time

                                          (c) Number of students (d) Who will be the director (e) Determination the specific objectives of the
                                          tourism (f) Economic system.
                                        5.  To prepare guidance letter for every student.
                                        6.  Instructor should take permission by contacting the institutions in respect of the information and
                                          inform him to see the time and date of students.
                                        7.  The places to see, where to go and will be there and will have to eat what? It should be pre-determined.
                                        8.  What facilities and means of transport to be during tourism? It also has to be pre-determined.
                                        9.  Where to start, what time to meet tourism student, for it would give specifi c instructions.
                                        10.  Make sure that each student knows what it is to observe?
                                       11.  Each student will be directed to the program and the time of the follow-up.
                                      Guide Sheet—Guide sheet should check before commencing educational tours. Observation is
                                      absolutely necessary and at the time of educational tour the instructor should see that the students are
                                      drawing to those points is by observing their article. Observation of the student will be able to do more
                                      sensitive and tourism objectives would be staying.
                                      Names of institutions and their locations are marked in guide sheet which has been watched by students.
                                      Please note down the date, details of the observation time point and objectives of it. Guide sheet is
                                      prepared in the form of a chart. If possible, students can take their picture or photo to create. At the time
                                      of providing guide sheet, the instructor explains each point how will student use in overview of guide

                                      sheet. Students also have to write briefly describe each major point. These points must be prepared at
                                      the time of observation of the article.
                                      The draft of tour is drawn only after certain and this guide sheet is prepared just after it. It is distributed
                                      among the students several days prior to travel. Director explains the method properly which is used.

                                      However, at the time of first observation the instructor gives instructions to students for using the
                                      guide sheet and also help them in drafting. Each day, night time points in relation to each student
                                      the opportunity to receive information from the instructors and provides suggestions for further
                                      observation day, the student can document signifi cant points.

                                      Use of excursions in teaching
                                      The planning and implementation of educational excursions do the excursions to the attainment of
                                      the objectives of the student to gain knowledge possible. Tours must be arranged for specifi c learning
                                      situations. Educational excursions to effectively use should follow the fi ve-stage progression—
                                       (1)  Prepare Students—Instructor’s duty is to awaken the curiosity of tourism in students so that visual

                                          material that provides audio content for learning. In relation to specific points of the observation the

                                          instructor  should already tell, to observe the sites and institutions, their pictures, films, charts, maps,

                                          etc. should reflect the time of teaching. Students should be apprised of the outline before organizing
                                          the tour.
                                       (2)  Conduct of Field Trip—Students should be given full knowledge regarding use and practical method
                                          of guide sheet. Description of important tourist destinations, pictures etc. of excursion should be
                                          inscribed on guide sheet at the time of organizing. Student should prepare full details regarding
                                          overview of excursion because details will be helpful to prepare the teaching content. The test will
                                          help students because all sites can’t remember specifi c points.



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