Educational Travel and Adolescent Development

Educational travel forms the basis for novel learning experiences that enhance adolescent development by enabling students to make choices about their own survival in an unfamiliar setting. This biological adaptation is driven by stimulation of the midbrain which produces high levels of dopamine, the chemical associated with learning. The elements of educational travel that promote sustained adolescent learning are: clear communication, commitment and action, communal trust and respect, maturity developed through assigned responsibilities and exposure to varied life circumstances, flexibility, and transition back to traditional school environments.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Montana

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Saitow, Ann

• adolescent development
• biological adaptation
• educational travel
• experiential learning
• middle school curriculum
• nontraditional schooling

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/348

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1367