Abstract
Although tourism and hospitality (T&H) as HE programmes have achieved the
“remarkable growth in numbers” (Airey, 2015: 13), their maturity “is still highly debatable”
(Hsu, Xiao & Chen, 2015: 142). The downplaying of liberal education and the high reliance on a
vocational approach are believed as an inherent challenge that prevents T&H HE from
developing “well-rounded, knowledgeable and thoughtful individuals (Tight, 2015: 95)” and
instead is seen as a specialist incubator for the industry (Airey, 2013; Tribe, 2002). Upholding
the liberal education approach, this research conducts a multimode exploration of international
student’s self-identity (re)construction. Specifically, we focus on how Chinese international
students understand their self-development through their overseas education on a daily base,
looking specifically at tourism and hospitality programmes. Data were collected through the
combination with self-portrait and collage-making, being supported with semi-structured in-depth interview. Unlike previous research which has studied international students as
homogeneous groups, this research prioritizes the individual heterogeneities—studying
individual experiences as integrally embedded in students’ everyday lives.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |
Event | 8th Critical Tourism Studies Conference 2019 - Ibiza, Spain, Ibiza, SPAIN Duration: 24 Jun 2019 → 28 Jun 2019 Conference number: 8TH https://www.criticaltourismstudies.info/ |
Conference
Conference | 8th Critical Tourism Studies Conference 2019 |
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Abbreviated title | CTS |
Country/Territory | SPAIN |
City | Ibiza |
Period | 24/06/19 → 28/06/19 |
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