The Taiwanese Backpacker: In Search of Purpose
Público DepositedTaiwanese students face immense pressure to excel in a system that prioritizes grades over personal development, leading to a lack of direction and purpose. Working with The City Wanderer Association, we explored the potential of backpacking as a means of fostering purpose among Taiwanese youth. After conducting surveys, interviews, and ethnographies, our findings suggest that backpacking can significantly improve self-confidence and self-efficacy, which can translate into daily life and contribute to one's sense of purpose. Key experiences and catalysts for transformation often come from five core aspects of backpacking: people, culture, confidence-building through hardship, life direction, and self-understanding. We recommend ways to integrate backpacking into the organization’s Wandering Challenge to promote purpose development among youth in Taiwan.
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- 109526
- E-project-050823-024302
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- 2023
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- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Date created
- 2023-05-08
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- E-project-050823-024302
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- Última modificação
- 2023-06-12
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