Academy of Travel & Tourism

Lisa Burkis
National Academy Foundation
235 Park Avenue South, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10003
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    Email: lburkis@naf-education.org
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Program Description

Focus Area     Age Group
Career Development and Occupational Studies; academies are schools-within-schools     9th through 12th Grades
     

Research Description

Outcomes
  • Increased students' knowledge of geography
  • Increased graduation rates
Tests of Significance were not reported on the following outcomes:
  • Higher enrollment in postsecondary education
  • High percentage of students employed in travel and tourism-related jobs
  • Increased job readiness

Research Category

       5   Local Research.(Program evaluation report was reviewed.)

Design

   Other   Pre-posttest design with experimental group only; comparisons with national data

Multiple Studies

   No  

Sample Size

   >50   Experimental Group= 6 schools, 300 students

Valid/ Reliable
Instrument

   Yes   National Geography Assessment; surveys; school records

Results

   Yes   Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

   No   There were no published studies.

Follow-up Data

   No   There were no follow-up studies.

Award

   No   There were no awards to the program.