Search results for " Development Theory"
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Repensando las interacciones turismo-desarrollo: una revisión paradigmática
2016
The growth observed in the international tourism sector in the last three decades, together with the existence of satisfactory empirical evidence, in terms of the contribution of tourism activities to economic growth in different countries, has generated a tacit (and uncritical) consensus around Tourism, as an instrument for the development of the world's periphery, causing a growing role for tourism within the Development policies and strategies of both low-income countries, as well as peripheral areas and areas in decline. The present work proposes a review of the Tourism-Development relationship from the Theory of Development and its main paradigms (Modernization, Dependence, Neoliberal-…
Applying Student Development Theories: Enhancing International Student Academic Success and Integration
2019
Student development theories (SDT) focus on the growth and change occurring in students while attending higher education. In this article, we propose that the application of student development theories supports holistic development in international students and helps us understand international students’ academic success and integration. We outline a combination of student development models, derived from SDT, and interact them with concepts from international student mobility and migration (ISM). These models, when applied to student services, may assist higher education institutions (HEIs) in designing student services for international students enhancing academic success and integration.