The Importance of Experiential Learning in Sustainable Tourism and Development Education and a Creative Drama-Based Course Proposal

Abstract

Education is important in increasing individual and social awareness regading sustainable tourism and development. Sustainable tourism and development courses are included in the curriculum of different programs in the field of tourism. However, information on the subject is transferred theoretically. Considering the content of sustainable tourism and development issues, experiential learning methods and techniques should be used in terms of transforming the learned information into permanent behavior. In this section, first of all, the importance of experiential learning in sustainable tourism and development teaching is discussed, and the details of a creative drama-based course proposal are given. In addition, students' opinions on the course in which the creative drama method was applied are presented. This section is a guide on how to handle important issues, such as sustainable tourism and development through the creative drama method.