Conference paper
Action Research and Action Learning: Tourism Education on the Edge of Something Big
Proceedings of the 23rd Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference, pp.61-66
Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference: Tourism and Global Change, 23rd (Christchurch, New Zealand, 11-Feb-2013–14-Feb-2013)
Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education
2013
Abstract
Study abroad students have been encouraged to study in Australia, providing enormous benefits to universities and the Australian economy. This internationalisation of education enables immersion of domestic students in the globalisation imperative. Large numbers of study abroad students now study at Australian universities. But while mobility has unlocked opportunities for study abroad students, many experience difficulties with both commitment to study and cultural adjustment in their new educational environment. This paper considers how engagement and commitment of study abroad students in higher education have been enhanced using an action research/action learning (ALAR) methodology to make the course better suited to student needs and interests. The paper considers the 'toolbox' of new curriculum activities developed and introduced to build cross-cultural relationships between and among domestic and study abroad students, taking a course on tourism, in a Southeast Queensland regional university.
Details
- Title
- Action Research and Action Learning: Tourism Education on the Edge of Something Big
- Authors
- Leone Cameron (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Contributors
- Joanna Fountain (Editor)Kevin Moore (Editor)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 23rd Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference, pp.61-66
- Conference details
- Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference: Tourism and Global Change, 23rd (Christchurch, New Zealand, 11-Feb-2013–14-Feb-2013)
- Publisher
- Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education
- Date published
- 2013
- ISBN
- 9780864762832
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013 Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, CAUTHE Inc. Reproduced here in accordance with the publishers copyright policy.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450156302621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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