The role of artistic activities in the tourist awareness of a kindergarten child From the viewpoint of their teachers in light of their level of tourist awareness

Abd ElAziz Amr, Bdor; Omar Bahazek, Ragaa

doi:10.21608/jsre.2019.56532

The role of artistic activities in the tourist awareness of a kindergarten child From the viewpoint of their teachers in light of their level of tourist awareness

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10.21608/jsre.2019.56532

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This study aimed to identify the role of artistic activities in developing the tourism awareness of the kindergarten child. To achieve this objective, the survey descriptive method was used. The study sample consisted of (412) female kindergarten teachers in Riyadh who were selected randomly and the questionnaire was used to collect data. The results of the study indicated that the estimation of the study sample was high towards (the role of the artistic activities in developing the tourism awareness of kindergarten child, the role of the artistic activities in the formation of positive behavior for the kindergarten child in dealing with the tourism sector and the most artistic activities play a role in the development of tourism awareness of kindergarten child), but the estimation of the study sample was very high towards (the level of tourism awareness among kindergarten female teachers). The results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of awareness of the female teachers of the tourist kindergartens according to the variables of the specialization and the years of experience. The most important recommendations of the study are: Conducting specialized training programs in the field of using of artistic activities in the development of tourism awareness among kindergarten children, raising the awareness of kindergartens female teachers about the importance of using artistic activities in the development of tourism awareness among kindergarten children through conducting seminars, lectures and workshops for discussion to explain its importance and allocating a budget for the implementation of some of the artistic activities to develop the tourism awareness of kindergarten child.

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