In 20 16, the national ministries and commissions 1 1 jointly issued "Opinions on Study Travel for Primary and Secondary School Students", proposing that study travel should be included in the curriculum to form a curriculum practice system for students.

The Service Specification for Research Travel issued by National Tourism Administration on 20 17 points out that each research travel team should have at least one research tutor.

Then, unlike teachers in traditional schools and teachers in some training and counseling institutions, the "guidance" of research instructors represents a double meaning. The first layer is the traditional meaning, which guides students' thinking, study and life, and educates and guides students' thinking, study, scientific research and psychology. The second meaning: "Guidance" is to guide tourism, and the research tutor is a combination of education and tourism. Therefore, research-oriented tutors put forward higher requirements for teachers' teaching level and comprehensive quality.

Definition of research tutor

Study tour is different from traditional mass tour. In the study tour, students go out of campus and classroom through group travel and accommodation, and cultivate their world outlook, outlook on life and values. Research instructors must give correct and appropriate guidance, so the requirements for teachers' morality are more stringent.

Some people say that "the guidance of a research tutor refers to a tour guide" and "a research tutor is a bit like a combination of a teacher and a tour guide, a combination of education and tourism".

It is also said that "a research tutor refers to a professional who formulates and implements a research travel education plan and guides students to carry out various experience activities during the research trip".