Learning Experiences for Children through Family Tourism Activities: The Exploratory factor analysis and Relationship
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This article aimed to study the characteristics of learning experiences for children and types of family tourism activities and to explore the relationship of family tourism activities that link to the learning experiences for children. The questionnaires were used to collect data from the samples of 220 parents with 6-12 years old children. Exploratory factor analysis was a technique to examine children learning experiences on travel and type of family tourism activities.Then, chi-square was used to explain the relationship between family tourism activities and learning experiences for children. The results revealed that characteristics of children’s learning experiences from family tourism consisted of Exploration, Promoting Child Development, Gaining New Skills, and Engagement. In addition, types of family tourism activities included: Cultural Activities, Soft Adventure Activities, Leisure Activities, Learning Activities, and Purposive Activities. Moreover, these activities also offered different learning experiences for children. The results from this study can be used as a guideline for designing tourism activities that provide suitable learning experiences for children to accommodate family tourists.
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1. กองบรรณาธิการสงวนสิทธิ์ในการพิจารณาและตัดสินการตีพิมพ์บทความในวารสาร
2. บทความทุกเรื่องจะได้รับการตรวจสอบทางวิชาการโดยผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ แต่ข้อความและเนื้อหาในบทความที่ตีพิมพ์เป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนแต่เพียงผู้เดียว มิใช่ความคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของมหาวิทยาลัยศรีปทุม
3. การคัดลอกอ้างอิงต้องดำเนินการตามการปฏิบัติในหมู่นักวิชาการโดยทั่วไป และสอดคล้องกับกฎหมายที่เกี่ยวข้อง
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