Search Results - "Tarrant, Michael A."

Global citizenry, educational travel and sustainable tourism: evidence from Australia and New Zealand by Tarrant, Michael A., Lyons, Kevin, Stoner, Lee, Kyle, Gerard T., Wearing, Stephen, Poudyal, Neelam

“…Educational travel, a neglected area of study in sustainable tourism, has grown substantially over the last 20 years in part as a response to institutional…”
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Program Design and the Development of Students’ Global Perspectives in Faculty-Led Short-Term Study Abroad by Whatley, Melissa, Landon, Adam C., Tarrant, Michael A., Rubin, Donald

“…This study explores connections between design features of faculty-led short-term study abroad programs and resulting changes in students’ global perspectives…”
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The Added Value of Study Abroad: Fostering a Global Citizenry by Tarrant, Michael A, Rubin, Donald L, Stoner, Lee

“…Few studies have employed experimental designs adequate for documenting the value added of studying abroad; that is, learning outcomes above and beyond that…”
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A time series analysis of the impact of recession on national park visitation in the United States by Poudyal, Neelam C., Paudel, Bamadev, Tarrant, Michael A.

“…This study employed a Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator to monthly data of U.S. national park visitation to evaluate the effect of recession on…”
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Global citizenship is key to securing global health: The role of higher education by Stoner, Lee, Perry, Lane, Wadsworth, Daniel, Stoner, Krystina R, Tarrant, Michael A

“…Abstract Despite growing public awareness, health systems are struggling under the escalating burden of non-communicable diseases. While personal…”
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Understanding and modifying beliefs about climate change through educational travel by Landon, Adam C., Woosnam, Kyle M., Keith, Samuel J., Tarrant, Michael A., Rubin, Donald M., Ling, Simon T.

“…Understanding the factors that shape individuals' beliefs about climate change is key to the development of effective climate change communication and…”
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Study Abroad Experiences and Global Citizenship: Fostering Proenvironmental Behavior by Wynveen, Christopher J., Kyle, Gerard T., Tarrant, Michael A.

“…Short-term study abroad programs currently account for more than 50% of students who study overseas. Using an adaptation of the Value–Belief–Norm theory of…”
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Modifiable Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Indigenous Populations by Lucero, Adam A., Lambrick, Danielle M., Faulkner, James A., Fryer, Simon, Tarrant, Michael A., Poudevigne, Melanie, Williams, Michelle A., Stoner, Lee

“…Objective. To identify modifiable cardio-metabolic and lifestyle risk factors among indigenous populations from Australia (Aboriginal Australians/Torres Strait…”
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Beyond “Just Do It”: Fostering Higher-Order Learning Outcomes in Short-Term Study Abroad by Landon, Adam C., Tarrant, Michael A., Rubin, Donald L., Stoner, Lee

“…Study abroad is believed to be a transformative learning experience for students. However, the extent to which study abroad adds value beyond what is possible…”
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How should flow-mediated dilation be normalized to its stimulus? by Stoner, Lee, Tarrant, Michael A., Fryer, Simon, Faulkner, James

“…Summary The brachial artery flow‐mediated dilation test (FMD) is the non‐invasive gold‐standard used to assess endothelial function. Reduced FMD is an early…”
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Global Citizenship as a Learning Outcome of Educational Travel by Stoner, Krystina R., Tarrant, Michael A., Perry, Lane, Stoner, Lee, Wearing, Stephen, Lyons, Kevin

“…Consistent with the Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI) values, universities need to adequately prepare their graduates with the skills and knowledge…”
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The importance of differentiating urban and rural phenomena in examining the unequal distribution of locally desirable land by Zhang, Yangjian, Tarrant, Michael A., Green, Gary T.

“…Previous research addressing the unequal distribution of locally desirable land (LDL) has mainly ignored their associated environments (i.e., rural or urban)…”
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Digital media as a reflective tool: creating appropriate spaces for students to become introspective by Perry, Lane, Stoner, Lee, Schleser, Max, Stoner, Krystina R., Wadsworth, Daniel, Page, Rachel, Tarrant, Michael A.

“…Global citizenship and competency development have become integral parts of political, economic and education discourses. This is particularly true in the USA,…”
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Amenity values of public and private forests: Examining the value-attitude relationship by TARRANT, Michael A, CORDELL, H. Ken

“…Public values toward forests have changed since the late 1980s, from a commodity-oriented perspective toward a more inclusive (commodity and non-commodity)…”
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A conceptual framework for managing modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in Fiji by Witter, Trevor, Poudevigne, Melanie, Lambrick, Danielle M, Faulkner, James, Lucero, Adam A, Page, Rachel, Perry, Lane G, Tarrant, Michael A, Stoner, Lee

“…Aims: The current review will look at modifiable lifestyle (physical inactivity, poor nutrition, risky alcohol behavior and cigarette smoking) and…”
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A Case Study of Environmental Justice and Federal Tourism Sites in Southern Appalachia: A GIS Application by Porter, Rob, Tarrant, Michael A.

“…This article uses an environmental justice framework to determine whether inequalities exist for certain socioeconomic and racial groups with respect to the…”
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Supply of Private Acreage for Recreational Deer Hunting in Georgia by Poudyal, Neelam C, Bowker, J. M, Green, Gary T, Tarrant, Michael A

“…Understanding factors that influence the supply of private acreage for lease hunting has become increasingly important to sustaining hunting. Improving on…”
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Outdoor Recreation and the Predictive Validity of Environmental Attitudes by Michael A. Tarrant, Gary T. Green

“…The utility of the attitude concept in outdoor-recreation research rests upon its predictive validity, that is, an ability to predict subsequent behavior (at…”
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PVF: a scale to measure public values of forests by Tarrant, M.A, Cordell, H.K, Green, G.T

“…We propose a 12-point scale for measuring the relative importance of national forest resources–both economic and noneconomic–to the American public. With data…”
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Effect of Environment-Based Coursework on the Nature of Attitudes Toward the Endangered Species Act by Bright, Alan D., Tarrant, Michael A.

“…The purpose of this study was to examine (a) college students' attitudes and complexity of thinking about the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and (b) the effects…”
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