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Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity. (2016)
Book Chapter
Victoria, M. (2016). Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in learning and teaching. Merchiston Publishing

This chapter explores the results of a study in Thailand that capitalised on the popularity of the selfie, providing second-year English language students with an opportunity to practise their oral presentation and speaking skills. The selfie was use... Read More about Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity..

Visitor attraction management: a critical review of research 2009-2014 (2016)
Journal Article
Leask, A. (2016). Visitor attraction management: a critical review of research 2009-2014. Tourism Management, 57, 334-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.06.015

Research publications focussing on visitor attractions have increased in recent years, with articles sourced from an increasingly broad range of disciplines and fields of study. Key findings include a reduced reliance on case study and qualitative re... Read More about Visitor attraction management: a critical review of research 2009-2014.

Exploring intercultural awareness: international student mobility in China and the UK through a non-essentialist lens. (2016)
Book Chapter
Foster, M. (2016). Exploring intercultural awareness: international student mobility in China and the UK through a non-essentialist lens. In D. Velliaris, & D. Coleman-George (Eds.), Handbook of research on study abroad programs and outbound mobility (349

This chapter is focused on the increased internationalisation of teaching and learning in Higher Education (HE) worldwide (Knight 2006; Caruana & Spurling, 2007) and specifically the ambition to internationalise the student experience (Hyland et al.,... Read More about Exploring intercultural awareness: international student mobility in China and the UK through a non-essentialist lens..

Symbolic, Experiential and Functional Consumptions of Heritage Tourism Destinations: The Case of Angkor World Heritage Site, Cambodia: Heritage Destination Consumption (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, C., Phou, S., & Leask, A. (2016). Symbolic, Experiential and Functional Consumptions of Heritage Tourism Destinations: The Case of Angkor World Heritage Site, Cambodia: Heritage Destination Consumption. International Journal of Tourism Research, 18(

This study empirically investigates the effects of three destination consumptions (namely symbolic, experiential and functional) on tourists’ destination attachment and satisfaction, and further on destination loyalty at a heritage tourism destinatio... Read More about Symbolic, Experiential and Functional Consumptions of Heritage Tourism Destinations: The Case of Angkor World Heritage Site, Cambodia: Heritage Destination Consumption.

Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar. (2016)
Book Chapter
Murray, J. (2016). Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Merchiston Publishing

Teaching research methods is challenging for both staff and students. With increasing expectations to teach a wider breadth of material, the balance and maintenance of sufficient depth becomes challenging. This chapter summarises the literature aroun... Read More about Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar..

Exploring cultural aspects of student mobility – what do we know about students’ perceptions of their own and host culture of learning. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2015, May). Exploring cultural aspects of student mobility – what do we know about students’ perceptions of their own and host culture of learning. Paper presented at SEDA Spring Teaching Learning and Assessment Conference 2015: Internatio

In an increasingly globalised education, with universities aiming to develop student mobility through exchange and study abroad programmes (Sweeney 2012), this study used the experiences of UK students in China and Chinese students in the UK to explo... Read More about Exploring cultural aspects of student mobility – what do we know about students’ perceptions of their own and host culture of learning..

Enhancing the tourist heritage experience through "In-Situ" customisable, 3D printed souvenirs. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., Foster, S. V., & Calder, L. (2015). Enhancing the tourist heritage experience through "In-Situ" customisable, 3D printed souvenirs

This research set out to investigate whether technological innovations in design and the personalisation of tourist souvenirs through 3D printing, could offer opportunities to break away from stereotypically throwaway, low quality, mass manufacture... Read More about Enhancing the tourist heritage experience through "In-Situ" customisable, 3D printed souvenirs..

Destination Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore (2015)
Journal Article
Todd, L., Leask, A., & Fyall, A. (2015). Destination Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore. Tourism Analysis, 20(6), 593-605. https://doi.org/10.3727/108354215x14464845877832

This paper presents a comparative study of the destination competitiveness of Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau and those strategies developed to enhance their future position in the global destination “marketplace”. The methodology adopted is secondary... Read More about Destination Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore.

Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears? (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macdonald, I., Firth, R., Foster, M., & Zhou, V. (2014). Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?.

This paper explores the reception and analysis of different methodologies in an inter-disciplinary pedagogical collaboration involving Design and Business academics and their students. The authors examined the learning experiences of students (origin... Read More about Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?.

Relationships between travel habits and European identity formation. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., & Panyik, E. (2014). Relationships between travel habits and European identity formation.

For the first time in the history of the EU, the Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force in 2009, established direct legal base for Community measures with supporting competence in the area of tourism (European Commission, 2007a). This new political... Read More about Relationships between travel habits and European identity formation..

Student destination choices in higher education: Exploring attitudes of Brazilian students to study in the United Kingdom (2014)
Journal Article
Foster, M. (2014). Student destination choices in higher education: Exploring attitudes of Brazilian students to study in the United Kingdom. Journal of Research in International Education, 13(2), 149-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475240914541024

Cross-border education provides evidence about international student destination choice including the push and pull model of international student choice. The research upon which this article is based, into Brazilian students’ decisions to study at u... Read More about Student destination choices in higher education: Exploring attitudes of Brazilian students to study in the United Kingdom.

Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences in China and the UK. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M., Macdonald, I., Firth, R., & Zhou, V. (2014). Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences in China and the UK.

Following previous Teaching Fellows funding to undertake a joint research project between Business School and the School of Arts & Creative Industries we would like to present our findings at the HEA Annual Conference this year. Using the results fro... Read More about Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences in China and the UK..

From destination management organisations to destination organisations in Scotland and Denmark: multi-level governance versus localism (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., & Halkier, H. (2014). From destination management organisations to destination organisations in Scotland and Denmark: multi-level governance versus localism. In S. Gyimóthy, M. Möckel, & A. Budeanu (Eds.), The Values of Tourism (111)

Although a lot of previous research on destination management had focused on the relevance of destination marketing organisations in improving destination competitiveness (Pike & Page, 2014), increasingly reforms on destination governance have shifte... Read More about From destination management organisations to destination organisations in Scotland and Denmark: multi-level governance versus localism.

Enhancing the Tourist Heritage Experience through In-Situ, Customisable, 3D printed Souvenirs (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Forster, S., & Anastasiadou, C. (2015). Enhancing the Tourist Heritage Experience through In-Situ, Customisable, 3D printed Souvenirs. In Proceedings Heritage Tourism & Hospitality International Conference 2015

This research set out to investigate whether technological innovations in design and the personalisation of tourist souvenirs through 3D printing, could offer opportunities to break away from stereotypically throwaway, low quality, mass manufactured... Read More about Enhancing the Tourist Heritage Experience through In-Situ, Customisable, 3D printed Souvenirs.