The travel behaviour of international students: The relationship between                 studying abroad and their choice of tourist destinations

Internationalization is powerfully impacting the missions, planning documents, and learning environments of Canadian universities. Internationalization within Canadian universities is viewed from a local as well as global context. Accounts of the composition of domestic students studying abroad and international students studying in Canada, and the implications of these statistics, are related. Emphasis is given to a discussion of the contribution that economic factors play in internationalization decisions. Economic factors have undeniably shaped the face of internationalization at Canadian universities. Complexities of the relationship between global context and educational goals are outlined and educators are challenged to responsibly interpret and implement university changes resulting from internationalization while prioritizing the learning needs of students.

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Examining the Relationship between Motivations and Resilience in Different International Student Groups Attending US Universities

Journal of International Students ◽

10.32674/jis.v10i2.603 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 306-319

Author(s):

Heba Mostafa ◽

Yongsun Lim

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

International Students ◽

International Student ◽

Extrinsic Motivation ◽

Online Survey ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Student Groups ◽

Diversity And Inclusion ◽

The Relationship ◽

Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivations

Advancing diversity and inclusion in the U.S. higher education requires a solid understanding of the dynamics of students’ mobility. This study investigated the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations that lead different international student groups to study in American universities, in connection with their resilience in overcoming the inevitable higher education challenges. An online survey was completed by 164 international students at three research universities. Pearson correlation coefficient analyses and independent t tests were conducted to examine the relationships among three variables—intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and resilience—along with the differences among groups. Results show a medium-sized positive significant relationship between international students’ intrinsic motivations and resilience, and significant differences among groups of students in relation to intrinsic and extrinsic motivations.

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Location Characteristics of Accommodation Facilities Selected by Tourists in Surakarta City, Central Java Province

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202020203009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 202 ◽

pp. 03009

Author(s):

Tristano Edwan Cancer Ananta ◽

M. H. Dewi Susilowati ◽

Ratri Candra Restuti

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Comparison Analysis ◽

Chi Square ◽

Tourist Destinations ◽

Central Java ◽

Place Of Origin ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City ◽

Central Java Province

The city of Surakarta is one of the cultural and historical tourist destinations that continues to develop in Indonesia. The trend of an increase in the number of tourists in 2016-2018 has led to the emergence of many accommodation facilities in the city of Surakarta. Differences in location characteristics in each accommodation facility will affect tourists in choosing accommodation facilities. This study aims to determine the characteristics of the location of accommodation facilities chosen by domestic and foreign tourists in the city of Surakarta, as well as the relationship between the characteristics of the location of accommodation facilities with the characteristics of tourists based on the age and place of origin of tourists. This study uses a spatial comparison analysis method and uses a chi-square statistical analysis to see the relationship between variables, such as the characteristics of the location of accommodation facilities and characteristics of tourists. The results of this study indicate that the location characteristics of the accommodation facilities chosen by foreign and domestic tourists are different. Foreign tourists tend to choose star hotels, while for domestic tourists the choice varies, namely star hotels and non-star hotels. In addition, there is a relationship between the characteristics of domestic tourists with the characteristics of the location of selected accommodation facilities, while for the characteristics of foreign tourists there is no relationship with the characteristics of the location of selected accommodation facilities.

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Coping, multicultural personality, acculturative stress and psychological adjustment among Chinese international students

10.32469/10355/49037 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

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Ran Zhao

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Psychological Adjustment ◽

Acculturative Stress ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Chinese International Students ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Personality Factors ◽

Multicultural Personality ◽

The Relationship

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The present study examined coping appraisal as a mediator, collectivistic coping styles, and multicultural personality as moderators, between perceived acculturative stress and psychological adjustment among a sample of 178 Chinese international students in United States. Structural Equation Modeling analyses indicated that coping appraisal partially mediated the relationship between acculturative stress and psychological adjustment, and multicultural personality moderated the relationship between acculturative stress and psychological adjustment. Hierarchical regression analyses cross-verified the moderating effects and specifically indicated that the association between acculturative stress and psychological adjustment was weaker as Emotional Stability (one of the multicultural personality factors) increased. None of the collectivist coping styles serve as significant moderators for acculturative stress and psychological adjustment. Implications of this study's findings among Chinese international students were discussed.

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