ERIC Number: EJ909361
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-2323
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Using Typologies to Interpret Study Abroad Preferences of American Business Students: Applying a Tourism Framework to International Education
Cardon, Peter W.; Marshall, Bryan; Poddar, Amit
Journal of Education for Business, v86 n2 p111-118 2011
The authors describe research that applies a tourist framework to study abroad attitudes and preferences. A total of 371 university business students in the Southern region of the United States completed a survey that included the International Tourist Role scale and study abroad attitudes and preferences. These students were grouped into one of 4 international tourist typologies: familiarity seekers, controlled exposure seekers, spontaneous dissimilarity seekers, and cultural dissimilarity seekers. Identifying the combination of travel preferences held by members of these 4 typologies can help business educators and study abroad professionals design, develop, and market study abroad programs for business students. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: International Education, Familiarity, Business Education Teachers, Business Education, Study Abroad, Business Administration Education, Classification, Tourism, College Students, Travel, Guidelines, Cultural Differences, Student Attitudes, Program Design, Factor Analysis, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia; South Carolina
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