The relationship between international educational tourism and global learning in South African high school learners

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dc.contributor.advisor Lubbe, Berendien Anna en
dc.contributor.coadvisor Saarinen. J.J. en
dc.contributor.postgraduate McGladdery, Christine Anne en
dc.date.accessioned 2017-05-18T08:34:54Z
dc.date.available 2017-05-18T08:34:54Z
dc.date.created 2017-04-25 en
dc.date.issued 2016 en
dc.description Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016. en
dc.description.abstract There is a growing demand in the literature for rigorous empirical research to test the underpinning assumption of international education theory, namely that global learning occurs as a consequence of international travel. Through the application of a global learning survey instrument to 1152 Grade 11 learners in 16 South African exclusive independent high schools, evidence is provided to indicate that significant global learning only occurs when the international travel experience is facilitated to encourage learning, when there is a desire by learners to engage with cultural differences at their travel destination, and when learners feel comfortable expressing their opinions within their tour group. Furthermore, some types of international educational tourism are more conducive to global learning than others. Additionally, a conceptual, process-driven model of international educational tourism is proposed based on the synthesis of educational tourism, international education, experiential education and global learning theories. The model is tested and refined through analysis of the data collected from the questionnaire. By conceptualising educational tourism as a process it overcomes the limitations associated with segment-based definitions and in doing so demonstrates the potential for hybridising educational tourism with other sectors of the industry. Finally, owing to the expense involved with international travel, non-travel related factors are identified which encourage global learning in high school children. Non-coerced participation in community service and possessing an altruistic disposition are found to be the most influential. The implication of this finding is that there are substantially less expensive and more accessible means of developing global learning, which is essential in South Africa where huge discrepancies exist in terms of financial wealth and quality of education. en_ZA
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dc.description.degree PhD en
dc.description.department Tourism Management en
dc.identifier.citation McGladdery, CA 2016, The relationship between international educational tourism and global learning in South African high school learners, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60509> en
dc.identifier.other A2017 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60509
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en
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dc.subject UCTD en
dc.title The relationship between international educational tourism and global learning in South African high school learners en_ZA
dc.type Thesis en


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