Article 2013

A foreign assignment: Internships and international students

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Journal · Vol. 20 · pp. 1-4
Abstract

Although much attention has been given to the learning experiences of international students studying overseas much less focus has been given to the internship experiences of these students. This is in spite of the fact that international students have a high demand for obtaining work experience while studying overseas. This paper reports on preliminary and exploratory investigations issues facing international students, all from Asia and the South Pacific, in obtaining work experiences while studying an undergraduate tourism and hospitality degree in Australia. © 2013 The Authors.

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Internship tourism hospitality international student

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School of Tourism, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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