Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences

Urban residents were surveyed to identify their perceptions, attitudes and practices about educational tourism in Malaysia. The purpose of this paper was also to assess if there were gender differences in host communities towards educational tourism impacts. Descriptive and inferential statistical a...

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Main Authors: Ahmadian, Maryam, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Gill, Sarjit S., Saidu, Mohammed Bashir, Hendijani, Roozbeh Babolian
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35234/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35234/1/35234.pdf
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author Ahmadian, Maryam
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Gill, Sarjit S.
Saidu, Mohammed Bashir
Hendijani, Roozbeh Babolian
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Saidu, Mohammed Bashir
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description Urban residents were surveyed to identify their perceptions, attitudes and practices about educational tourism in Malaysia. The purpose of this paper was also to assess if there were gender differences in host communities towards educational tourism impacts. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed; the results demonstrated that there was a significant difference in gender on educational tourism impacts (p < .05). The findings suggest that further qualitative studies should be done in order to value social and cultural factors concerning host communities, gender differences and tourism industry in Malaysia. The study could contribute to educational tourism policy, community development and sustainability in future programs.
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spelling upm-352342017-10-20T04:44:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35234/ Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences Ahmadian, Maryam Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Gill, Sarjit S. Saidu, Mohammed Bashir Hendijani, Roozbeh Babolian Urban residents were surveyed to identify their perceptions, attitudes and practices about educational tourism in Malaysia. The purpose of this paper was also to assess if there were gender differences in host communities towards educational tourism impacts. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed; the results demonstrated that there was a significant difference in gender on educational tourism impacts (p < .05). The findings suggest that further qualitative studies should be done in order to value social and cultural factors concerning host communities, gender differences and tourism industry in Malaysia. The study could contribute to educational tourism policy, community development and sustainability in future programs. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35234/1/35234.pdf Ahmadian, Maryam and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Gill, Sarjit S. and Saidu, Mohammed Bashir and Hendijani, Roozbeh Babolian (2014) Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences. Asian Social Science, 10 (13). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/38110 10.5539/ass.v10n13p1
spellingShingle Ahmadian, Maryam
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Gill, Sarjit S.
Saidu, Mohammed Bashir
Hendijani, Roozbeh Babolian
Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences
title Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences
title_full Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences
title_fullStr Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences
title_full_unstemmed Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences
title_short Residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences
title_sort residents' perceptions towards educational tourism impacts: the role of gender differences
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35234/1/35234.pdf