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Edukacyjne aspekty działalności agroturystycznej w Polsce
Educational aspects of agritourism business in Poland

Author(s): Agnieszka Wartecka-Ważyńska
Subject(s): Agriculture, Sociology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: ecology; young people; school education; extracurricular education; agritourism

Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses the problems of education, includingenvironmental and cultural education, of children andyoung people offered by agritourism farms. The study alsoindicates the need for school education and extracurriculareducation of families involved in agritourism. Professionalemployees in agritourism represent precious humancapital for rural areas and guarantee high quality of services,e.g. educational services for tourists, including childrenand young people. The particular focus was on educationin the field of ecology and rural cultural heritage. Institutionsin one way or another involved in education in agritourismwere also discussed. The paper was written basedon literature and results of empirical studies.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 245-258
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish