Tourist behaviour of junior high school students of the selected voivodeships in Poland: the socio-demographic context.
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2016
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Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
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Leisure-time behavior, including tourist activity among contemporary adolescents has raised great interest
of scientists and the representatives of the tourism industry. Not only it is important to estimate the rate of tourism
activity among adolescents, but also it is necessary to bear in mind the analysis of behavior shaped on account of their
gender, place of residence, or level of education. An attempt to conduct such a study was made on the basis of survey
data obtained within the group of 1,067 junior high school students of the selected voivodeships in Poland. The re-
sults obtained clearly indicate that almost 1/4 of the students surveyed had not participated in tourist trips. This was
particularly noticeable in the case of boys and students living in rural areas. It is important to take broader steps to
stimulate young people’s needs for tourism and sightseeing. First of all, from the family which is considered a social
institution, it is expected to raise young generations in the spirit of tourism and active leisure. Family’s contemporary
problems: increasing poverty, or even its (partial) marginalization are commonly disregarded. A systemic approach
(support for families by schools, social organizations, and government units) appears to be a successful solution, but
it is a long-term and complex process.
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junior high school students, adolescents, tourism activity, leisure-time behaviour, Poland
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Quaestiones Geographicae vol. 35 (1), 2016, pp. 37-46