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Abstract
Introduction: Educational tourism is known as an imperative sector in the tourism industry to expand its sustainability. Malaysia is increasingly recognized by students from around the world as the preferred choice for continuing education. Methods: This study used the data collected through a cross-sectional survey among residents in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Interviewed questionnaires were used during the survey from December 2010 to January 2011. Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference in attitudes of local residents towards educational tourism. The finding also revealed that attention should be focused on the attitudes of residents with various job sectors. Conclusion: The difference between the residents' job is a critical issue in analyzing the impact of educational tourism and community development projects in Malaysia.Keywords: community development, educational tourism, residents, attitude
Highlights
Educational tourism is known as an imperative sector in the tourism industry to expand its sustainability
The results showed that there is a significant difference in attitudes of local residents towards educational tourism
The difference between the residents' job is a critical issue in analyzing the impact of educational tourism and community development projects in Malaysia
Summary
Educational tourism is known as an imperative sector in the tourism industry to expand its sustainability. Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference in attitudes of local residents towards educational tourism. Conclusion: The difference between the residents' job is a critical issue in analyzing the impact of educational tourism and community development projects in Malaysia. Tourism is turning into an important industry to community development in Malaysia; there is the need to build a sustainable approach to this sector to address the main concern of tourists. Malaysia has achieved a world ranking of 11th in terms of total overseas students’ population around the world (MOHE, 2011) This is attained through the rising overseas students’ population in Malaysia which has increased above 90,000 or around 2% of total international student population in the world. The rise of international students’ population in Malaysia is attributed to the higher education liberalization policy which provides 100% foreign equity by 2015 (MOHE, 2011)
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