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- Pedagogical affect, student interest, and learning performancePublication . Abrantes, José Luís; Seabra, Cláudia; Lages, Luis FilipeUsing a sample of more than 1000 students, this study reveals that students’ perceived learning depends directly on their interest, pedagogical affect, and their learning performance and indirectly on the student–instructor interaction, the instructor's responsiveness, course organization, the instructor's likeability/concern, and the student's learning performance. Likeability/concern indirectly affects student interest by influencing learning performance. The results yield recommendations for schools, department heads, and university administrators.
- The impact of using non-media information sources on the future use of mass media information sources: The mediating role of expectations fulfillmentPublication . Seabra, Cláudia; Abrantes, José Luís; Lages, Luis FilipeAn empirical study of 350 tourists reveals that using non-media information sources for planning tourist trips influences expectations fulfillment. The use of non-media information sources also has a direct impact on the future use of mass media information sources for future tourist trip planning, as well as an indirect impact through expectations fulfillment. More specifically, the main determinants of expectations fulfillment of local infrastructure are commercial brochures, travel agents and internet; expectations fulfillment of entertainment structures is affected by institutional brochures, travel agents and the internet; future use of mass media sources is influenced by expectations fulfillment of local infrastructure and entertainment structures; this factor is also influenced by past use of institutional brochures and the internet. Discussion centers on the implications of this model to theory and managerial development of tourism and services strategies. Directions for future research are also presented.
- Valle-Inclan and PortugalPublication . Rocha Relvas, Susana
- A Importância da TAEG no Contexto do Sobreendividamento das FamíliasPublication . Silva, Ilídio; Matias, RogérioNos últimos anos temos assistido no nosso país a um aumento muito significativo da oferta e da procura do crédito ao consumo. Esta situação veio contribuir para um aumento brutal do endividamento das famílias, que poderá ser explicado não apenas pelo desejo consumista e pela falta de hábitos de poupança, mas também pela inexistência daquilo a que poderemos designar de “literacia financeira”. O domínio de conceitos mínimos do Cálculo Financeiro e, mais concretamente, a análise da TAEG – Taxa Anual de Encargos Efectiva Global – no âmbito do crédito ao consumo, têm uma importante palavra a dizer no sentido de mudar mentalidades e de incutir nas pessoas uma educação financeira que a sociedade portuguesa claramente não apresenta.
- Personal and Pedagogical Interaction Factors as Determinants of Academic AchievementPublication . Cardoso, Ana Paula; Ferreira, Manuela; Abrantes, José Luís; Seabra, Cláudia; Costa, CesárioThis study intends to relate self-esteem, teacher-student interaction, student-student interaction and learning performance, and its direct and indirect relationships with academic achievement. Using a sample of about 2000 Portuguese high school students, a structural model reveals that low social self-esteem directly and negatively influences teacher-student interaction and studentstudent interaction and also learning performance. Teacher-student interaction directly and positively influences student-student interaction. Teacher student-interaction and student-student interaction directly and positively influence learning performance, which in turn influences directly and positively academic achievement. Corroborating previous studies, these findings suggest that an appropriate pedagogical interaction provides an effective learning environment that enhances student´s learning outcomes, namely academic achievement. Recommendations for teachers and school managers are addressed.
- TerrorScale: A Scale to Measure the Contact of International Tourists with TerrorismPublication . Seabra, Cláudia; Abrantes, José Luís; Kastenholz, ElisabethTerrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presence, the management and prevention of its negative consequences is a key issue. This is imperative not only for countries where terrorist attacks occur, but also for countries that may be affected indirectly. It is necessary to further consider this issue and create more effective instruments for crisis management, ideally based on cooperative solutions among industry, government agencies and tourism-related academic institutions. Although research on terrorism has been undertaken in the tourism domain, the specific concept of tourists’ contact with terrorism has never been operationalized. In this paper we develop a scale that measures the contact of tourists with terrorism. Insights from an empirical study of 600 international tourists indicate that this multi-dimensional scale incorporates three types of contact: 1) Direct, 2) Indirect and 3) Attention to/ Interest in Terrorism on the Media. Discussion centers on implications of this scale for theory development and in the context of strategic destination crisis management decisions. Directions for future research are also presented.
- Online Travel Purchasing. A Literature ReviewPublication . Amaro, Suzanne; Duarte, PauloOver the past two decades, there has been an increasing focus on the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), as well as the impact that they have had on the tourism industry and on travelers’ behaviors. However, research on what drives consumers to purchase travel online has typically been fragmented. In order to better understand consumers’ behavior toward online travel purchasing, this article offers a review of articles that were published in leading tourism and hospitality journals, the ENTER proceedings, and several articles from other peer-reviewed journals, found on the main academic search databases. The antecedents of online travel shopping found are classified into three main categories: Consumer Characteristics, Perceived Channel Characteristics, and Website and Product Characteristics. Finally, this study identifies several gaps and provides some orientation for future research.
- The Influence of Terrorism Risk Perception on Involvement and Safety Importance to International TouristsPublication . Seabra, Cláudia; Abrantes, José Luís; Kastenholz, ElisabethUsing a sample of 600 international tourists travelling in Portugal, Spain and Italy, this study identifies key issues related with terrorism, risk perception, involvement and safety concerns of international tourists. A structural equation model reveals that tourists are motivated to acquire information about terrorism in the media, revealing attention to and interest in news regarding this topic, which in turn influences directly their risk perception. This risk perception influences directly the tourist’s involvement in trip planning, specifically information seeking before and during the trip. Tourists’ risk perception and involvement finally influences their safety concern. Discussion centres on the implications of this model for both theory and tourism management strategies. Last, recommendations are proposed to tourism service and destination managers and promoters regarding ways to deal with terrorism and tourists’ safety concerns.
- The influence of motivations in tourists’ involvementPublication . Seabra, Cláudia; Silva, Carla; Abrantes, José Luís; Vicente, Margarida; Herstein, RamOne of the main aspects in the consumer behaviour is the concept of involvement because it influences the decision rules used by tourists to reach the final decision. An empirical study of 600 international tourists reveals that motivation to relax, influences tourists’ involvement with the trip. A structural model shows that when tourists are motivated to relax they get directly more involved with their trip (pleasure and information seeking). The motivation to relax also influences indirectly the tourist involvement with the evaluation and quality perception of the trip through its influence on involvement with the trip planning. Discussion centres on the implications of this model to theory and management specifically to the development of tourism and services strategies.
- The STUDENTSCALE: Measuring Students’Motivation, Interest, Learning Resources and StylesPublication . Moreira, Rui; Seabra, Cláudia; Abrantes, José Luís; Rego, BelmiroIt becomes important to consider the role of Information Technologies (IT) in society and at school, including its impact on the teaching-learning process transformation. The use of IT should be done in an integrated and inclusive way, it is critical to teach how to use, consume and interact with technology. This study intends to contribute to a more depth understanding of the IT impact in the teaching-learning process. Our main goal is to create a scale to measure the Subjects’ Interest and Motivation, Motivation and Involvement with Learning Resources and Learning Styles. Those are important factors that impact on students’ Learning Performance. Insights from an empirical study of 357middle education students indicate that this multi-dimensional scale incorporates the following constructs: a) Interest and Motivation, b) Motivation and Involvement with IT’s Learning Resources, c) Motivation and Involvement with Teachers’ Learning Resources, and d) Non Literary Learning Styles. Discussion centers on this scale implications for theory development andmanagement decisions. Teachers’ and schools’ managers may better understand the learning resources and styles preferred by students, and thus to create more motivational learning programs. Directions for future research are also presented.