| 词条 | Road Scholar |
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| name = Road Scholar | former_name = Exploritas | logo = Image:Road Scholar Logo.jpg | type = Corporate | foundation = 1975 | location = Boston, Massachusetts | location_country = United States | num_employees = 270 | industry = Educational travel | homepage = {{url|roadscholar.org}} }}Road Scholar is an American not-for-profit organization that provides educational travel tours primarily geared to older adults. The organization is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. From its founding in 1975 until 2010, Road Scholar was known as Elderhostel. Road Scholar offers study tours throughout the United States and Canada and in approximately 150 other countries.[1] HistoryElderhostel was founded in 1975 by friends Marty Knowlton, social activist and self-described hippie, and David Bianco, director of residential life at the University of New Hampshire. Knowlton rejected as ageism the belief that one's mind must fail as one ages. After four years of backpacking through Europe and staying in hostels, Knowlton, then in his 50s, returned to the United States to direct the youth hostel program at the University of New Hampshire. There, he and Bianco, the university administrator, decided that society needed "elderhostels" in addition to youth hostels.[2] The program started in the summer of 1975, offering older adults noncredit classes and dormitory housing on campuses in New England[3] — a sort of "summer school for retired people."[4] Elderhostel was officially established as a not-for-profit organization in 1977. Its program offerings expanded through the United States and Canada, and eventually internationally. By the 1990s, more than 200,000 people were learning with Elderhostel each year.[3] In 2010, Elderhostel changed its name to Road Scholar in order to appeal to the next wave of older travelers: Baby Boomers. CEO James Moses explained the name change to the San Francisco Chronicle: "Hostel" no longer accurately described the lodging offered on the programs and "Baby Boomers, even when they're in their 60s, don't like to think of themselves as 'elders,'" he said.[4] For a few months during 2010, the company was called Exploritas before changing its name to Road Scholar. Educational programsRoad Scholar now includes 5,500 programs, dividing them into the categories of theme-based, inter-generational, outdoor adventures, service learning, adventures afloat, and independent city discoveries. ScholarshipsElderhostel extends approximately $300,000 yearly in scholarships to North American participants who might otherwise be unable to attend a Road Scholar program [5] Research and grantsElderhostel conducts research on aging and lifelong learning.[5] Research articles include:“What Will Baby Boomers Want from Educational Travel,” and “Mental Stimulation and Lifelong Learning Activities in the 55+ Population.” See also
References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Flinn|first1=John|title=Road Scholar: Former Elderhostel still about learning|url=http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Road-Scholar-Former-Elderhostel-still-about-3655907.php|accessdate=2 June 2014|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=22 June 2012}} 2. ^{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Valerie J.|title=Martin P. 'Marty' Knowlton dies at 88; co-founder of Elderhostel|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-marty-knowlton18-2009mar18-story.html|accessdate=2 June 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|date=18 March 2009}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Greene|first1=Kelly|title=Travelers Wanted|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204563304574316862522747686|work=Wall Street Journal|date=19 September 2009}} 4. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Flinn|first1=John|title=Road Scholar: Former Elderhostel still about learning|url=http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Road-Scholar-Former-Elderhostel-still-about-3655907.php#page-1|accessdate=2 June 2014|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=22 June 2012}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www2.guidestar.org/organizations/04-2632526/elderhostel.aspx |title=GuideStar Exchange Reports for Elderhostel, Inc |publisher=.guidestar.org |date= |accessdate=2012-01-07}} External links
7 : Adult education|Non-profit organizations based in Boston|Organizations established in 1975|Seniors' organizations|Travel and holiday companies of the United States|Lifelong learning|1975 establishments in New Hampshire |
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