LLinE Lifelong Learning in Europe

Vol.XV Issue 3/2010 Travel and Lifelong Learning

Stepping outside of the familiar, out of one’s comfort zone, is always a learning experience. This issue of LLinE will examine travel as a source of lifelong learning. Dealing with such a huge concept we have consciously limited ourselves to voluntary, short-term travel as opposed to, say, forced migration. The main focus is on different forms of leisure travel and tourism, which has become one of the world’s biggest industries.

Our articles bear witness to the vast array of motivations for travel: entertainment, identity building, employment advantage, cultural learning, exchange of know-how, or simply sensitizing oneself to the new, unknown and surprising. The individual voices of the writers are heard particularly well in many of this issue’s contributions, testifying of the often intimate and emotional nature of travel.

Please see 'Orientation' for further information about the contents of LLinE 3/2010.

Editorial by Kristiina Kumpulainen: Culture shocks and the importance of experiencing them

Orientation 3/2010