School Trips and Local Heritage as a Resource in Primary Education: Teachers’ Perceptions

This paper presents the opinions of primary education teachers in relation to school trips (outdoor learning environment). The following questions are answered: What importance do educational trips have in the context of the curriculum? Does the teacher take advantage of the resources that the envir...

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Published in:Sustainability 2023-05, Vol.15 (10), p.7964
Main Authors: Sánchez-Fuster, Mª Carmen, Miralles-Martínez, Pedro, Serrano-Pastor, Francisca-José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classrooms
Cultural heritage
Curricula
Design
Economic impact
Education
Environmental impact
Field trips
Geography
Informal education
Knowledge
Learning
Museums
Outdoor education
Questionnaires
Research methodology
Schools
Social sciences
Society
Students
Surveys
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Teachers
Teaching
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Summary:This paper presents the opinions of primary education teachers in relation to school trips (outdoor learning environment). The following questions are answered: What importance do educational trips have in the context of the curriculum? Does the teacher take advantage of the resources that the environment offers? Are the contents of the curriculum taught during field trips? Are outings planned with the aim of showing students the heritage of the surrounding area? What do students’ families think? In order to answer these questions, a structured questionnaire (CUELX-M ©) was designed, which was then completed by 124 primary school teachers who work in the Region of Murcia (Spain). Through the analysis of the responses to this questionnaire, a detailed study of teachers’ perceptions according to age, gender and teaching experience has been carried out. The reliability of the questionnaire was subjected to expert validation by judges (content, technical and methodological aspects). The reliability of each of the dimensions was also studied, and finally, the construct validity of the scales was studied. The results of Cronbach’s alpha test (=0.867) show that the questionnaire is internally consistent. 98% of the teachers participating in the study agree that school field trips should not be merely recreational and that heritage resources located in the surroundings of schools and cities should be used. However, they also point out that parents of students are sometimes reluctant for their children to participate in such activities due to their economic cost.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15107964