Acculturation experiences of young volunteer tourists: Transition and self-understanding

Grabowski, S; Wearing, SL

Acculturation experiences of young volunteer tourists: Transition and self-understanding

Grabowski, S

Wearing, SL

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Publisher:: CAUTHE
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality in the Contemporary World: Trends, Changes and Complexity, 2014, pp. 235 - 246
Issue Date:: 2014

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dc.contributor.author	Grabowski, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7904-1240	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wearing, SL https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5158-059X	en_US
dc.date	2014-02-10	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality in the Contemporary World: Trends, Changes and Complexity, 2014, pp. 235 - 246	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780987050755	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41135
dc.description.abstract	Tourism is a major contributor to the global annual movement of people. With this movement come cross-cultural interactions which are a key part of the tourist experience. This study explores one type of cross-cultural interaction, volunteer tourism, and in particular investigates the impact of acculturation on the volunteer. The findings indicate that volunteers experience acculturation through an understanding of self. The study particularly focuses on 18 - 30 year old volunteers who, it is often assumed, are at a period of transition in their lives which adds to the complexity of the experience. Therefore, it is useful to understand the stage they are at in their period of early adulthood in order to provide a more in-depth understanding of the acculturation experience.	en_US
dc.publisher	CAUTHE	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality in the Contemporary World: Trends, Changes and Complexity	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annual Conference of the Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education	en_US
dc.title	Acculturation experiences of young volunteer tourists: Transition and self-understanding	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Brisbane, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	150603 Tourism Management	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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pubs.finish-date	2014-02-13	en_US
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Abstract:

Tourism is a major contributor to the global annual movement of people. With this movement come cross-cultural interactions which are a key part of the tourist experience. This study explores one type of cross-cultural interaction, volunteer tourism, and in particular investigates the impact of acculturation on the volunteer. The findings indicate that volunteers experience acculturation through an understanding of self. The study particularly focuses on 18 - 30 year old volunteers who, it is often assumed, are at a period of transition in their lives which adds to the complexity of the experience. Therefore, it is useful to understand the stage they are at in their period of early adulthood in order to provide a more in-depth understanding of the acculturation experience.

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