Learning About Learning in Tourism: Indigenous Guide Perspectives on Their Personal and Professional Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 109634802199753
Author(s):  
Julia N. Albrecht ◽  
Gianna Moscardo ◽  
Trisha Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Content Selection ◽  
Constructivist Perspective ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Guided Tour ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Ownership Of Information

This empirically based article examines guides’ knowledge and skills acquisition. Using two cultural tourism attractions in New Zealand as field sites, the focus is on guides in cultural tourism contexts. Twenty-one semistructured in-depth interviews with guides and managers were conducted and analyzed using a social constructivist perspective. This article is thus among the first to add the voices of (Indigenous) guides to the discussions of guide knowledge acquisition and learning. The relevance of previous personal experience of guides, conceptualized as informal experiential (practice-based) learning and lifelong learning, is identified as critical in guided tour content selection and delivery, as well as in engagement with participants of a guided tour experience. Implications address power relationships, ownership of information and stories, and credibility of a message in (Indigenous) cultural tourism; the need to focus on recruitment of guides, and a call for perceiving guides as humans with a sophisticated, demanding, interpersonal role.

scholarly journals ARSITEKTUR RELIGI PESTA TIWAH DAYAK NGAJU SEBAGAI DAYA TARIK WISATA BUDAYA DI KALIMANTAN TENGAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-112
Author(s):  
Carlos Iban ◽  
Tuti Elfrida
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Central Kalimantan ◽  
Religious Architecture ◽  
Ancestral Spirit ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Secondary Burial ◽  
Depth Interviews

Title: The Religious Architecture of Tiwah Feast among Dayak Ngaju as Cultural Tourism Attractions in Central Kalimantan The belief to a transcendent space among Dayak Ngaju people, especially for Kaharingan believers in Central Kalimantan, leads to the Tiwah Feast, a secondary funeral ceremony to transmit the soul of the dead to a celestial realm called The Lewu Tatau. The Tiwah Feast manifests in many meaningfulness of sacred symbols. There are certain rules in the implementation, particularly on the physical symbols and its religious architectures. This article emphasize the uniqueness of the symbols on the religious architecture of Tiwah Feast, which has the potential to become tourist attraction in the development of cultural tourism products. Using qualitative methods, data obtained through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and documentation, in two different locations, in Tumbang Koling and Ramang Village. Sacred symbols on its religious architecture include Sapundu and Sandong. A sapundu manifests in the form of a human or animal figure, regarding to the personification of the ancestral spirit. It shows the way for the soul towards Lewu Tatau. Meanwhile, Sandong is a secondary burial coffin to put the ancestral bones. The construction and architecture should concern on foundation, size, height, carvings, and ornaments. This local wisdom is potential to be developed as a cultural tourism attraction. However, the sacredness of the Tiwah Feast must be maintained and preserved from cultural commercialization and commodification issues.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN DAYA TARIK WISATA BUDAYA DESA SLANGIT, CIREBON, JAWA BARAT

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Altri Tiyar Barunawati ◽  
Syamsul Alam Paturusi
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Traditional Art ◽  
The Development Strategy ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

Slangit is a village in Cirebon, West Java that has potentials to be used as a cultural tourist attraction. These potentials include tradition and custom ceremonies, traditional art of masks and mask performances. This article investigates the the development strategy of cultural attractions in the village of Slangit. Data collection are conducted by observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. Data was analysed using a descriptive qualitative method and by using SWOT analysis. The result shows that theattempt to use arts potential as tourist attraction has been fairly developed by artists group but it is far from adequate becausethe lack of coordination between artists group and the authorityresponsible to promote culture and tourism. It is suggested thatthe government to work together with communities and artists topromote the village potentials as cultural tourism attractions bothas away to preserve arts and to develop tourism as source of localeconomy.

scholarly journals The Process of Making Tempe Benguk as Tourist Attraction in Kulon Progo Yogyakarta

2017 ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Dhanik Puspita Sari
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Mucuna Pruriens ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Banana Leaves ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research discuss the process of making tempe with benguk bean  (Mucuna pruriens)  as the raw material that can be developed into a form of cultural tourism attractions which aims to improve the income level of the local community in the area of Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta. The used of Benguk Bean based on its originally that only can be found around this region and cannot be treated carelessly due to contain toxic compounds which must be removed. The process and method of cooking is still done in traditional ways, it begin by washing the benguk bean, boiling to fermenting and transform into edible food. The makers still using the traditional stove with firewood or old coconut leaf, bamboo strainer, using ashes, yeast, and banana leaves or teak leaves. This study uses a qualitative study approach. The data used are primary and secondary data collected in several ways including observation, in-depth interviews, documentation and litelature study. This study will focus on the activities done in the process of making tempe benguk as a tourist attraction using Mix activties: the nature of activities in tourism destination.

WISATA BAHARI PADA ZONA PEMANFAATAN TAMAN NASIONAL MANUSELA: POTENSI DAN FAKTOR PENGARUH PENGEMBANGAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
Ivonne R. G. Kaya ◽  
Fildo De Lima
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Depth Interviews

Tourism has become one of the major players in ‎international commerce and represents one of the main income ‎sources for many developing countries at the same time. These dynamics have turned tourism into a key driver for socio-‎economic progress.‎ This article described the potential of tourism attraction and factor affecting the development of marine tourism area in the utilization zone of Manusela National Park. Semi-structured interviews, in-depth interviews and participant observations were conducted with respondent (n=110) in Bellarizky, Air Belanda, Ora Beach and Lizar Bahari resort. The potential of tourist attractions in the utilization zone of Manusela National Park is as a snorkeling, diving and point of view. Factors affecting the development are service, transportation, supporting facilities and tourism attractions.

An exploratory study into organizational repatriates’ emotional support network

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 645-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lore Van Gorp ◽  
Smaranda Boroş ◽  
Piet Bracke ◽  
Peter A.J. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Support Providers ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Informative Characteristic ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how repatriates’ emotional support network affects their experience of re-entry. Design/methodology/approach This inductive, qualitative study is based on 27 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with Belgian organizational repatriates. Findings The analyses suggest that expatriation empathy is a key attribute of organizational repatriates’ main emotional support providers. In addition, the results show that although partners are a main source of emotional support on re-entry, they are also important potential causes of distress. Lastly, the results suggest that the cultural diversity of a repatriate’s emotional support network is linked with characteristics of the assignment and that it affects the experience of repatriation. Research limitations/implications The results provide empirical evidence that the expatriation empathy of repatriates’ support providers is a more informative characteristic to consider compared with whether they have personal experience of expatriation. In addition, the results suggest that research should also take into account the negative side of social support, and, for example, consider the influence of crossover distress of partners who experience relocation difficulties themselves. Practical implications This study points to the possible benefits of organizing social activities or training for repatriates and their partner and any children, as well as the advantages of encouraging expatriates to invite home-country friends to visit. Originality/value Although most scholars agree on the importance of support for expatriates’ well-being, the sources of relevant emotional support have received little research attention so far, as has how this influences the repatriation experience.

Data Scientists’ Identity Work: Omnivorous Symbolic Boundaries in Skills Acquisition

2021 ◽  
pp. 095001702097730
Author(s):  
Netta Avnoon
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Sociology Of Culture ◽  
Sociology Of Work ◽  
Discursive Analysis ◽  
Self Learning ◽  
Depth Interviews

Drawing on theories from the sociology of work and the sociology of culture, this article argues that members of nascent technical occupations construct their professional identity and claim status through an omnivorous approach to skills acquisition. Based on a discursive analysis of 56 semi-structured in-depth interviews with data scientists, data science professors and managers in Israel, it was found that data scientists mobilise the following five resources to construct their identity: (1) ability to bridge the gap between scientist’s and engineer’s identities; (2) multiplicity of theories; (3) intensive self-learning; (4) bridging technical and social skills; and (5) acquiring domain knowledge easily. These resources diverge from former generalist-specialist identity tensions described in the literature as they attribute a higher status to the generalist-omnivore and a lower one to the specialist-snob.

scholarly journals Life stories of families with a terminally ill child

Curationis ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Hechter ◽  
M Poggenpoel ◽  
C Myburgh
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Life World ◽  
Educational Psychologists ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Depth Interviews

Family units with a terminally ill child have a tendency to withdraw and this isolation may lead to problems in their mental health. A tendency with psychologists, clergy and helpers from other professions is to act as ideal experts on the lives of saddened people. From painful personal experience, this does not seem to enable acquiescence. Therefore, the aim of research on families with terminally ill children, was to explore and describe their lives and to develop an approach to facilitate their families to obtain acquiescence. In this article however, attention will be given to the life-world of families with terminally ill children. The research consists of two phases. In phase one the experiences of four families with terminally ill children are explored and described by means of phenomenological, unstructured, in-depth interviews. In phase two an acquiescence approach, which was designed for educational psychologists to facilitate families with terminally ill children to achieve acquiscence, is described. This approach is based on results from phase one. This article focuses on phase one. In this phase four families were interviewed individually, in the privacy of their homes. The interviews were audiotaped, and were transcribed for the purpose of data gathering. The data was analysed according to Tesch’s method and a literature control was performed to verify the results. Guba’s model for the validity of qualitative research was used.

scholarly journals The Delivery of Diagnosis by Child Psychiatrists: Process Characteristics and Correlates of Distress

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayelet Brand-Gothelf ◽  
Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon ◽  
Nimrod Hertz-Palmor ◽  
Dana Basel ◽  
Doron Gothelf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Process Characteristics ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Israeli Child ◽  
Child Psychiatrists

We describe the attitudes of child psychiatrists toward diagnosis delivery (DD) and explore potential stressful factors associated with the process. Eighty Israeli child psychiatrists completed a questionnaire on their perceptions of DD of schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We also conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 12 child psychiatrists who were asked to share their personal experience with DD. The questionnaire responses revealed that child psychiatrists perceived schizophrenia and ADHD as the most and least severe disorders, respectively, and its treatment as being ineffective and effective, respectively. They expressed negative perceptions toward DD of schizophrenia and positive perceptions toward DD of ADHD. The results of linear regressions revealed that some factors predicted distress accompanying DD in all three diagnoses, such as lack of professional experience, negative perceptions of DD, and the effect of parents' attitudes of opposition to the diagnosis. The interviews revealed that DD was often described by psychiatrists as an emotional experience and that the psychiatrists' age, and whether the psychiatrists identified more with the child or the parent, affected their attitude toward DD. Lastly, the psychiatrists expressed feelings of loneliness in the procedure of DD and their wish to share and reflect on their experiences with others. These findings may contribute to a better understanding of the clinically important topic of DD in child psychiatry that has not been adequately addressed and help deal with psychiatrists' challenges in this task.

Cultural Tourism and Economic Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-44
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Tourism Attractions ◽  
Key Aspects

There are many links between cultural tourism and economic development. Governments from entire nations down to cities and counties have made tourism a focal point in their economic development efforts. This chapter discusses 18 types of cultural tourism attractions ranging from architecture to gastronomy to sex. Each of the types of cultural tourism are assessed in terms of the level of interaction between a tourist and an attraction. Travel and tourism's contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) has outpaced overall GDP in 62% of the 185 countries studied by the World Travel and Tourism Council in 2017. Tourism's contribution to GDP exceeds 10% for several countries with Iceland topping the list at 20.1%. Sustainability is a key to the success of any long-term development strategy, and this is certainly the case with cultural tourism. The tradeoff communities face is maximizing short term returns versus managing development (tourism) to maintain the quality of the resource for the long run. Over-tourism results when an attraction or a community experiences numbers of tourists beyond the carrying capacity of the attraction. While the marketplace is better suited for managing much of tourism and its impacts, government is uniquely suited to manage some key aspects of tourism. Government is better able than business to manage for the long term. Additionally, governments can weigh costs and benefits to different groups (e.g., residents versus tourists). Two case studies are presented to highlight these issues.

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