From the introduction:

Does a university field trip affect the state of individual resources that are crucial for the success of cooperation? It addresses the topic from students and their perspective.

The research question is to be examined on the basis of the university field trip “Tapajós - A Transcultural Expedition”.

The findings presented in this article are intended to make a research contribution to the scientific discourse on improving cooperation between individuals. It explores to what extent the field trip in its current format develops the resources that are necessary for cooperation. According to the theory of Relational Economics these resources are: preference for continuity, reciprocity, integrity, ability to reach consensus, transcultural competence and resource specificity. This work is, owing to the research question, divided into a theoretical and an empirical part.