Motivation of schoolchildren and students for health related tourism

Abstract

Purpose: determination of schoolchildren’s and students’ motivation for different kinds of health related tourism. Material: In the research 50 pupils of 5-9 forms and 50 first and forth year students participated. They were offered to attentively read 15 motives and assess their significance by 10-points scale. Results: questioning permitted to study schoolchildren’s and students’ motivation for tourism. It was found that with age priority of motivation for health related tourism changes. For example, motives of health as well as social ones are to larger extent intrinsic to students. At the same time emotional motives (enjoyment with trainings) are important for schoolchildren. Conclusions: the highest motivation was found in wish to develop physical qualities (1217 points), pleasant spending of time (1135 points) and enjoying with trainings (1240 points).

Keywords

• motives
• schoolchildren
• students
• tourism