摘要
本質性個案研究旨在了解文藻外語學院的老師分別於2009至2011年間參與短期美國遊學團(TSST)的學習經驗，研究問題包括探究其旅遊動機、學習過程、學習效益、以及影響其學習效益的重要因素。針對七位志願受訪老師進行研究，研究工具以深度訪談、隱喻抽取法(ZMET)、個人學習報告、以及研究者的反思日誌為主，以三角查證增加研究資料的信賴度，並從參與者的角度了解其學習的內在意義。主要研究發現敘述如下：
1.老師學習者參與教師暑期美國遊學團的動機多元，包括教育與學習、休閒與奇想、以及靈性與自我實現。
2.此一教師暑期美國遊學團因包含多元且異質性高的學習活動，被視為一收穫豐富且具深度的學習經驗。
3.學習者的學習經驗經是由遊學出發前、實際參與、到回國後的參與過程中的各種複雜的元素所形塑
4.在參與短期暑期遊學中，多元多樣學習活動的深入參與以及高度支持與激勵的環境，是老師學習者產生經驗學習與轉換學習等深度的學習經驗的主要原因。
5.靈性學習是此教師暑期遊學之學習經驗中一獨特且重要的成功因素。
6.此教師美國暑期遊學團的學習效益遠大於僅是英語的學習，且包含不同程度之文化學習、以及個人成長與專業成長。
7.學習效益可歸因於有關學習者、主辦接待者、雙方學校、當地環境脈絡、及方案設計等各種因素，這些因素彼此亦在異國環境中相互影響。
最後，類似TSST的短期海外遊學團有機會成為一收穫豐富且激勵人心的旅程，其學習過程與結果對學校機構、學習者、及主辦接待者都具有深度的啟示。研究者並提出對未來學習旅遊方案的建議。
關鍵字：成人學習、學習效益、學習經驗、短期遊學、旅遊動機

ABSTRACT
This qualitative case study was conducted to understand the learning experiences of the college teacher learners of Wenzao Ursuline College in Taiwan who participated in the Teacher Summer Study Tour (TSST) program, a summer study tour to the United States, from 2009 to 2011. Seven college teacher learners who voluntarily participated in the study were interviewed. The research questions include investigating their educational travel motivations, how they learned, what learning benefits were gained, and important factors contributing to these benefits. Methods of in-depth interview, ZMET, their personal written reports and field notes were used to triangulate the data and elicit the underlying meaning from the perspectives of the participants. The major findings are summarized below.
1.When joining a summer overseas study program, most college teacher learners were motivated by a mix of factors, which were categorized in three groups: education and learning, recreation and fantasy, and spirituality and actualization.
2.The TSST program, which consisted of a variety of diverse learning activities, was perceived as a rewarding, fruitful and in-depth learning experience for most learners.
3.The learning experience was shaped by complex elements in the learning process, from pre-departure, during participation, and after returning home.
4.In-depth learning experiences, including experiential learning and transformative learning, occurred in this summer study tour when the adult learners were afforded various learning activities in a supportive and inspiring environment.
5.Spiritual learning happened unexpectedly as a unique and rewarding result which supplemented the success of the TSST program.
6.The benefits of a summer study tour extended beyond language learning to include cultural learning, personal actualization, and professional growth, in varying degrees.
7.The learning benefits could be attributed to various factors related to the learners, organizations of hosting and home schools, the hosts, the learning context, and the program arrangements, all of which further interplayed with each other in the foreign setting.
The TSST has shown that a summer study tour could be a rewarding and inspiring journey having profound implications for home institutions, adult learners, and the hosts. Suggestions are generated for future study trip planning.
Key words: adult learning, learning benefits, learning experience, short-term study tour, educational travel motivations