Memories that last: evaluating the impact of eco-tourism on children's future behaviour

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Journal of Organizational Ethnography Pub Date : 2023-12-13 DOI:10.1108/joe-07-2023-0041

Tamas Lestar, Jessica Clare Hancock

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper analyses children's experiences of school or family visits to Hare Krishna eco-farms in Europe. The article evaluates the extent to which these encounters enable retention and recollection of memories and, consequently, trigger change towards more sustainable behaviour.

Design/methodology/approach

Participatory research, qualitative observations and theories of childhood memory are used to explore the nature of children's environmental encounters on Hare Krishna eco-tours.

Findings

Findings reveal that Krishna eco-tours offer a conducive environment for cerebral registering and future reminiscing through the following components: experiential learning of sustainable practices which are radically different to mainstream alternatives, sensory experiences, nature play and entertainment and freedom from everyday constraints.

Originality/value

The emerging literature on children's eco-tourism has largely focussed on market-related aspects and farmers' needs. In contrast, the authors’ conceptual framework, based on contemporary research in childhood memories, offers a tool to evaluate the impacts of eco-tourism from a more holistic perspective.

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永恒的记忆：评估生态旅游对儿童未来行为的影响

目的本文分析了儿童在学校或家庭参观欧洲 Hare Krishna 生态农场的经历。设计/方法/途径采用参与式研究、定性观察和童年记忆理论来探讨儿童在克里希纳生态游中与环境接触的性质。研究结果研究结果表明，克利须那生态游通过以下内容为大脑注册和未来回忆提供了有利环境：体验式学习与主流做法截然不同的可持续做法、感官体验、自然游戏和娱乐以及摆脱日常约束。相比之下，作者的概念框架以当代童年记忆研究为基础，为从更全面的角度评估生态旅游的影响提供了一个工具。

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1.90

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37.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Organizational Ethnography (JOE) has been launched to provide an opportunity for scholars, from all social and management science disciplines, to publish over two issues: -high-quality articles from original ethnographic research that contribute to the current and future development of qualitative intellectual knowledge and understanding of the nature of public and private sector work, organization and management -review articles examining the history and development of the contribution of ethnography to qualitative research in social, organization and management studies -articles examining the intellectual, pedagogical and practical use-value of ethnography in organization and management research, management education and management practice, or which extend, critique or challenge past and current theoretical and empirical knowledge claims within one or more of these areas of interest -articles on ethnographically informed research relating to the concepts of organization and organizing in any other wider social and cultural contexts.