Effects of Educational Tourism on Social-Emotional Experiences and Well-Being of International Students of Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus, Famagusta

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dc.contributor.advisor Maloney, İlkay Yorgancı
dc.contributor.author Mehrabadi, Firoozeh Azizi
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-26T06:48:11Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-26T06:48:11Z
dc.date.issued 2021-02
dc.date.submitted 2021
dc.identifier.citation Mehrabadi, Firoozeh Azizi. (2021). Effects of Educational Tourism on Social-Emotional Experiences and Well-Being of International Students of Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus, Famagusta. Thesis (M.S.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Tourism, Famagusta: North Cyprus. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11129/5645
dc.description Master of Science in Tourism Management. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research. Thesis (M.S.) - Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Tourism, 2021. Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. İlkay Yorgancı Maloney. en_US
dc.description.abstract This research aims to investigate the effects and influences of educational tourism on social-emotional experiences and well-being of international students of Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus, Famagusta. This study was a qualitative studythat tried to find out the impacts of educational tourism on international students' well-being. Semi-structured interviews were used with 15 foreign students between the ages of 18 and 35 who were not Turkish Cypriotsto answer the questions. The study indicates that educational tourism has impacts on international students’ social emotional experience and psychological wellbeing. Their lives will change as students plan to travel and leave their country to study and live in another country. These types of changes have been found in this research such as: being independent, communication problem, adapting difficulties in a new place, unfamiliar cultural issues, facing disrespect, panic attacks, safety issues and language barriers. And all these changes happen because of many reasons such as educational issues, acculturative stress and economic issues. These changes bring other impacts in their lives such as homesickness, increasing anxiety, depression, culture chock, increasing sadness and low self-esteem. Keywords: Educational Tourism, International Students, Social-Emotional Experience, Psychological Wellbeing, North Cyprus. en_US
dc.description.abstract ÖZ:Bu araştırma, eğitim turizminin Kuzey Kıbrıs, Gazimağusa'daki Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi uluslararası öğrencilerinin sosyal-duygusal deneyimleri ve refahı üzerindeki etkilerini ve etkilerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma, eğitim turizminin uluslararası öğrencilerin refahı üzerindeki etkilerini ortaya çıkarmaya çalışan nitel bir çalışmadır. Soruları yanıtlamak için Kıbrıslı Türk olmayan 18-35 yaş arası 15 yabancı öğrenci ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler kullanılmıştır. Çalışma, eğitim turizminin uluslararası öğrencilerin sosyal duygusal deneyimi ve psikolojik refahı üzerinde etkileri olduğunu gösteriyor.Öğrenciler seyahat etmeyi ve başka bir ülkede okumak ve yaşamak için ülkelerini terk etmeyi planladıkça hayatları değişecek. Bu araştırmada şu tür değişiklikler bulundu: bağımsız olma, iletişim sorunu, yeni bir yerde zorlukları uyarlama, alışılmadık kültürel sorunlar, saygısızlıkla karşılaşma, panik ataklar, güvenlik sorunları ve dil engelleri. Ve tüm bu değişiklikler, eğitim sorunları, kültürleşme stresi ve ekonomik sorunlar gibi birçok nedenden dolayı gerçekleşir. Bu değişiklikler hayatlarında vatan hasreti, artan anksiyete, depresyon, kültür tıkanıklığı, artan üzüntü ve düşük kendine güven gibi başka etkiler de getiriyor. Anahtar Kelimeler: Eğitim Turizmi, Uluslararası Öğrenciler, Sosyal-Duygusal Deneyim, Psikolojik Sağlık, Kuzey Kıbrıs. en_US
dc.language.iso eng en_US
dc.publisher Eastern Mediterranean University - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.subject Tourism-Educational Tourism-Famagusta-Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 1983-) en_US
dc.subject Students-Travel-Foreign study-Tourism-Eastern Mediterranean University-Famagusta-Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 1983-) en_US
dc.subject Tourism-Study and teaching (Higher)-Cyprus, North en_US
dc.subject Hospitality industry-Study and teaching (Higher)-Cyprus, North en_US
dc.subject Educational tourism en_US
dc.subject Economic impacts en_US
dc.subject FamagustaIndex term:Educational Tourism en_US
dc.subject Host-Guest Interaction Social Interaction en_US
dc.subject Cultural Interaction en_US
dc.subject Educational Tourism en_US
dc.subject International Students en_US
dc.subject Social-Emotional Experience en_US
dc.subject Psychological Wellbeing en_US
dc.subject North Cyprus en_US
dc.title Effects of Educational Tourism on Social-Emotional Experiences and Well-Being of International Students of Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus, Famagusta en_US
dc.type masterThesis en_US
dc.contributor.department Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Tourism en_US


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