Field trip Planning and Implementation: Primary School Teachers’ Point of View

Abstract

The aim of this research is to study, through semi-structured interviews, Primary Education teachers’ perceptions about how they plan, organize and prepare their classroom visits in places of educational interest. It also examines the conditions under which these visits are carried out and, furthermore, the post-activities teachers assign to their pupils.

The results of this qualitative research indicate that teachers consider the preparation and planning of a field trip particularly necessary. The ways they organize an educational field trip vary widely, depending on each teacher’s individual estimation. They prepare their students and themselves thoroughly before the visit, they benefit from the provided guiding in the field and, finally, they organize activities after completing the visit.