Beyond the production of tourism imaginaries: Student-travellers in Australia and their reception of media representations of their host nation

Forsey, Martin; Low, Mitchell

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2013.09.008

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“…According to Salazar (), imaginaries are socially transmitted representational assemblages that interact with people's personal imagining and are used as meaning‐making and world‐shaping devices. Salazar and Graburn (, p. 2) assert, “by their very nature, imaginaries remain intangible, so the only way to study them is by focusing on the multiple conduits through which they pass and become visible in the form of images and discourses.” Several studies have also investigated tourism and imaginaries (Chronis, ; Forsey & Low, ), and this seems to be a growing area of research. According to Salazar (, p. 3), “empowered by mass‐mediated master narratives, such imaginaries have become global.…”

Section: Imagined Experiencesmentioning

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Beyond image: Imagined experiences of a destination

Cherifi

Smith

Maitland

et al. 2018

Journal of Tourism Research

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The aim of this study is to explore the idea that people can imagine themselves in a destination and can have imagined experiences. This broadens our understanding of how people think about destinations and provides an extension of the established destination image literature and that which explores actual tourist experiences. The research involved asking 300 Czech residents who had never been to London to imagine what it would be like to visit. Their responses were examined qualitatively using thematic analysis. The findings suggest that people can imagine experiences and that these involve a range of sensations, much like “real” experiences.

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Section: Imagined Experiencesmentioning

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Beyond image: Imagined experiences of a destination

Cherifi

Smith

Maitland

et al. 2018

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…Thus, international student mobility has steered tourism scholars to zoom in on a subset of tourism, namely, educational tourism. Relevant literature shows that researchers have explored various aspects of educational tourism ranging from travel specific factors that influence students’ options of their host destination for academic studies (Daly and Barker, 2010; Glover, 2011; Llewellyn-Smith and McCabe, 2008; Ruhanen and McLennan, 2010) to their travel behaviour and activities at the host destination (Bicikova, 2014; Forsey and Low, 2014; Gardiner et al, 2013; Richards and Wilson, 2004; Shi et al, 2010), as well as their travel constraints (Chew and Croy, 2011; Deng and Ritchie, 2018; Gardiner et al, 2013; Xie and Ritchie, 2019).…”

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Do travel images affect international students’ on-site academic value? New evidence from the Malaysia’s ‘higher edutourism’ destination

Lam

Ariffin

2019

Journal of Vacation Marketing

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While previous studies have merely focused on travel destination image (TDI) with respect to influencing international students’ decision-making for academic destinations (i.e. the pre-experience stage), research on TDI relating to students’ on-site educational experiences and future behavioural intentions remain scant. This study introduces the ‘higher edutourism’ concept as a key enabler from the higher education market in attracting international students for the tourism industry. This study attempts to extend the TDI paradigm by empirically examining cognitive, affective and conative TDIs from a multidimensional perspective and its effects on overall perceived value, while also testing the indirect effects of TDIs. A total of 515 questionnaires were analysed using structural equation modelling. The results confirmed that cognitive TDI would positively impact affective TDI, perceived value and subsequently, conative TDI. Theoretical and practical implications for policymakers, higher education administrators and tourism marketers are also discussed.

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“…[33] Participants in this study described 'the sky is so blue and you can see stars at night', 'the air is so clean' and 'the beach is very beautiful'. They further identified employment prospects and the possibility of future immigration as the key factors that inspired them to study nursing in Australia.…”

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Global mobility in nursing: Why Chinese students leave to study nursing in Australia

Wang

Whitehead²,

Bayes³

2017

JNEP

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Objective: The world-wide demand for skilled Registered Nurses is high, and understanding the reasons why Chinese students leave home to study nursing in Australia is important for institutions, policy makers, and nursing administrators in both China and Australia. This paper explores the factors shaping the decision of six Chinese students to study nursing in Australia and their preference to eventually live and work either in China or Australia. Methods: A three-dimensional space narrative structure approach was used for this study. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with six Chinese nursing students whom were studying nursing at universities in Western Australia. Results: Findings revealed that the most important factor that influenced Chinese students' decision to study nursing in Australia was the possibility for permanent residency. Conclusions: Insights gained from the study are important for a myriad of factors including international nursing relocation, developments in networking and healthcare, and capitalising in education from a global perspective.

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Beyond the production of tourism imaginaries: Student-travellers in Australia and their reception of media representations of their host nation

Cited by 15 publications

References 27 publications

Beyond image: Imagined experiences of a destination

Beyond image: Imagined experiences of a destination

Do travel images affect international students’ on-site academic value? New evidence from the Malaysia’s ‘higher edutourism’ destination

Global mobility in nursing: Why Chinese students leave to study nursing in Australia

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