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The perceived influence of travel experiences on learning generic skills

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  • Scarinci, Janice
  • Pearce, Philip

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Empirical work exploring the role of travel in assisting the learning of skills is of interest to travellers, educators and employers. Pearce and Foster’s generic skills attributes list was used as a basis to investigate the amount and nature of perceived learning by North American University students. It was established through survey research and tested with ANOVA comparisons that travel experiences were perceived as assisting the learning of generic skills, especially amongst those who had travelled internationally four or more times. Key skills seen as influenced by travel included independence, being open-minded and feeling comfortable around all kinds of people. There was a moderate increase in communication skills. The findings showed close links with previous studies of youth budget travellers. Employers and educators can consider travel to be a learning opportunity affecting the acquisition of key business and generic skills.

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  • Scarinci, Janice & Pearce, Philip, 2012. "The perceived influence of travel experiences on learning generic skills," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 380-386.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:touman:v:33:y:2012:i:2:p:380-386
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.04.007
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    1. Miyakawa, Erika & Pearce, Philip L. & Oguchi, Takashi, 2022. "Savoring tourism: Exploring basic processes," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    2. Mertena, Ilze & Kaaristo, Maarja & Edensor, Tim, 2022. "Tourist skills," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
    3. Chen, Ganghua & Huang, Songshan (Sam), 2017. "Toward a theory of backpacker personal development: Cross-cultural validation of the BPD scale," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 630-639.
    4. Jeffrey Overall & Sean Wise, 2016. "The Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Success: A Mixed Methods Approach," Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(03), pages 209-241, September.

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