1. Student's name: Bui Ha Trang 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: October 2, 1996
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 4420/2019/QD-XHNV dated November 26, 2019 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:
October 21, 2021: Extended study period from November 27, 2021 to May 26, 2022
May 19, 2022: Extended study period from May 27, 2022 to November 26, 2022
7. Thesis topic: Heritage education at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village
8. Major: Anthropology; Code: QHX11
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Phan Phuong Anh, Faculty of Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
10. Summary of the results of the thesis: Research on the model of the Cultural and Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups in general and the GDDS program here in particular is a new research direction, contributing to filling the gaps in Ethnological knowledge in this topic area. From the research results, we can come to the following conclusions:
Firstly, UNESCO has long identified GDDS as a leading strategy in heritage conservation, as evidenced by a series of programs to bring heritage closer to the public. In Vietnam, GDDS has only recently received attention when a number of historical sites have made a splash in creating creative heritage methods, as well as the launch of the new general education program in 2018. It can be seen that GDDS in Vietnam is in the early stages of testing, gradually shifting to a new approach.
Second, the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism is the cultural project with the largest investment and scale ever. In terms of purpose, this is the embodiment of the policy of equality and great national unity of the Government and State of Vietnam. However, the model is not really suitable for reality as well as problems in management and disbursement, causing this project to not meet initial expectations. It can be seen that the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism only meets the requirements of cultural introduction but not the requirements of preservation.
Third, the GDDS program is a bright spot in the model transformation efforts of the Management Board of the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village. This program has partly met the school's need for a destination to serve the Experiential Education program. Program staff at the Village have initially selected heritage materials combined with recreational activities to create school experience product packages. However, this approach is still unsystematic and does not meet the requirements of an experiential program. In the future, the Management Board of the Village needs to move towards highly differentiated programs that are closer to educational goals.
Fourth, the model at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism is separating the cultural subject from the indigenous cultural space. At the same time, cultural heritage is tending to be "staged" and "commercialized" to meet the needs of visitors. From a conservation perspective, this method is going against the viewpoint of cultural conservation. Therefore, the Management Board needs to further promote the role of the cultural subject, closely coordinate with the school to build a systematic experiential learning path, synchronizing quality at all touch points to create a memorable experience journey for each visitor.
11. Practical applicability: In terms of practical significance, the thesis makes suggestions and recommendations based on experimental results in the area. This is the basis for the Management Board of the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village to consider applying in order to contribute to innovation, improvement, and enhancement of the effectiveness of the heritage education program here, thereby overcoming the limitations of the model.
12. Further research directions: none
13. Published works related to the thesis: none
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Bui Ha Trang 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: October 2, 1996 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 4420/2019/QD-XHNV, dated 26th November 2019
6. Changes in academic process:
October 21st 2021: Extended from November 26th 2021 to May 26th 2022
May 19th 2022: Extended from May 27th 2022 to November 26th 2022
7. Official thesis title: Heritage education at Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism
8. Major: Anthropology 9. Code: QHX11
10. Supervisors: Dr. Phan Phuong Anh, Faculty of Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: Researching about the model of Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism as well as heritage education is a new approach. It contributes to filling in the lack of ethnographic knowledge about this topic. The master thesis shows the following conclusions:
Firstly, heritage education has been identified by UNESCO as a leading strategy of heritage conservation. It has been demonstrated through many programs that make heritage closer to the public. In Vietnam, heritage education has been recently interested when some historical sites resonated in creative way to approach cultural heritage. Besides, a new education program was announced in 2018. It can be seen that in Vietnam, heritage education is in the early stages of implementation.
Secondly, Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism has been the biggest cultural sites ever. In terms of purpose, this is the embodiment of Vietnam Government's policy about equality and national unity. However, this model is not consistent with reality. A lot of problems in management and disbursement lead to the ineffectiveness of this model. It can be concluded that Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism has met the requirements of introduction but not met the requirements of heritage consevation.
Thirdly, the heritage education program is an outstanding spot in the innovative efforts of the Management Committee. This program has partly met the school's need for a destination serving the experiential learning. The staff initialy selected heritage materials then combined with fun activities for students. However, this approach doesn't meet the requirements of experiential learning. In the future, Mangagement Committee shoud design program aligned with education goals.
Finally, the model at Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism is separating the cultural owner from the indigenous cultural space. Moreover, cultural heritage is tending to theatricalization and commercialization to meet the needs of visitors. This approach is going against the discourse of cultural preservation. Therefore, Management Committee shout promote the role of cultural owners, co-operate closely with school and synchronize quality on every touchpoints to create a memorable journey for each visitor.
12. Practical applicability, if any: About practical applicability, this thesis makes suggestions and recommendations based on ethnography results in Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism. The Management Committee can apply these results to improve heritage education and overcome many disadvantages of this model.
13. Further research directions, if any: Nothing...................................................................
14. Thesis-related publications: Nothing
