Abstract
The sustainable development of tourism is still a huge challenge. In this paper, we regard Cyprus’s religious tourism as a special form of tourism that can enrich Cyprus’ tourism products while providing a way to alleviate the adverse effects of mass tourism and support sustainability. Although evidence is provided in the literature about the role of religious tourism as an alternative form of tourism, no formal method has been incorporated into this role. The study investigated the determinants and prospects of religious tourism in Cyprus and how it is supported by local residents’ understanding of the concept and prospects of religious tourism and its links to local traditions and culture. This is the first step in making relevant bodies and institutions aware of the integration of religious tourism into their overall strategic plan for sustainable tourism development. It also introduces future research directions.
Highlights
New senior high school graduates‟ interest in entering four years undergraduate teacher education programs has been increasing in Indonesia
All first-year student teachers allowed researchers to use the data in the study. Evidence from this current study indicated that the first-year science and non-science student teachers‟ interpretations and explanations of their motives for entering teacher education programs were quantitatively and qualitatively interwoven among altruistic, intrinsic, and extrinsic motives across participants of seven different undergraduate teacher education programs
It is surprising that few prior studies have documented student teachers‟ motives and explanations to become a teacher by entering teacher education programs in Indonesia except for Mukminin et al (2017a) and Mukminin et al (2017b) whose studies focused on year 2, 3, and 4 English as foreign language (EFL) student teachers‟ motives to become a teacher through entering an English teacher education program
Summary
New senior high school graduates‟ interest in entering four years undergraduate teacher education programs has been increasing in Indonesia. The increase in the number of senior high school graduates entering teacher education programs has indicated that teaching profession may not become the last choice of young people in Indonesia. The findings of several studies indicated that loving working with children or young people was one of the altruistic motives for person‟s goal to enter teacher education to become a teacher (Fokkens-Bruinsma and Canrınus, 2012; Kılınc et al, 2012; Kyrıacou et al, 1999; Laı et al, 2005; Manuel and Hughes, 2006; Mukminin et al, 2017a; Rıchardson and Watt, 2006; Yong, 1995)
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