Staging the Oriental Other: Imaginaries and performances of German-speaking cruise tourists

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Gutberlet
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Theme Park ◽  
Arabian Nights ◽  
Cultural Brokers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Marketing Material ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Gaining Insight

For German-speaking tourists, an Oriental market (in Arabic: souq) is an exotic place representing the ‘Otherness’. Referring to this Oriental context, the article aims to answer the following questions: What are the tourists’ imaginaries and social narratives and what is the role that cultural brokers play? Gaining insight into the imaginaries and on-site performances of German-speaking tourists of a mega-cruise liner will contribute to the discussion of imaginaries and embodied performances in general as well as the mediation and the construction of space. The research reported upon in the article is part of a larger field study (2012–2014) in Souq Muttrah, the oldest and formerly main market in Oman. Participant observation, photography and in-depth interviews with different types of tourists, local customers, cultural brokers and on-board employees were conducted and marketing material was analysed. Results indicate that in the marketing material, the tourists are already beginning to travel backwards in time. During their visit to the souq, the multi-sensory performances and embodied imaginaries are enhanced by stories of the Arabian Nights. Cultural brokers play an essential role in ‘localizing’ the tourist experience. They adjust their own identities and direct the tourists’ performances at different stages, similar to an Oriental theme park, for example, they stop at a frankincense shop.

scholarly journals No Façade to Hide Behind: Long-Distance Hikers’ Journeys Through Self and Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Lauren Reiss
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Appalachian Trail ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

This ethnographic study uses a phenomenological approach to better understand how Appalachian Trail (AT) and Long Trail (LT) thru-hikers create meaning and make sense of their experiences while hiking. Drawing on participant observation and in-depth interviews with 13 hikers, I analyze hikers’ initial reasons for hiking, their reflections while on the trail, and the impacts thru-hiking had on their self-concepts and social lives. Key findings demonstrate how life on the trail contrasts with hikers’ everyday lives in society and thus suggest ways that their experiences on the AT/LT may give insight into nature, community life, personal change, and the process of personal reflection. In particular, this study suggests that long-distance hiking builds personal skills and confidence. Further, this research uses a phenomenological approach as well as the concepts of liminality and communitas to analyze the creation of an alternative trail subculture and new personal identities on the trail, including trail families. 

scholarly journals The practice of talent management: a framework and typology

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 1523-1551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernilla Bolander ◽  
Andreas Werr ◽  
Kajsa Asplund
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Settings ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the development of a deeper understanding of the conceptual and empirical boundaries of talent management (TM) so that scholars and practitioners may enhance their knowledge of what TM actually is and how it is carried out. Design/methodology/approach A comparative study was conducted of the TM practices of 30 organizations based in Sweden. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 56 organizational representatives. The transcribed interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Findings The findings comprise a typology consisting of four distinct TM types that exist in practice: a humanistic type, a competitive type, an elitist type and an entrepreneurial type. Descriptions are provided that probe into how specific practices are differently shaped in the different types. Research limitations/implications The study design enabled the generation of an empirically rich understanding of different TM types; however, it limited the authors’ ability to draw systematic conclusions on the realized outcomes of different types of TM. Practical implications The descriptions of different TM types give practitioners insight into how TM may be practiced in different ways and point to important decisions to be made when designing TM. Originality/value The paper addresses two main shortcomings identified in the academic literature on TM: conceptual ambiguity and the paucity of in-depth empirical research on how TM is carried out in actual organizational settings. The empirically derived typology constitutes an important step for further theory development in TM.

Perceptions of regular and special education teachers of their own and their co-teacher’s instructional responsibilities in inclusive education: A case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Lindacher
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Community Schools ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

Co-teaching is fundamental to inclusive education. However, the way co-teaching is implemented, varies considerably, and establishing and allocating instructional responsibilities does not follow a standardized pattern. This study is based on four cases – two located at traditional secondary schools and two at newly created community schools – and includes semi-structured in-depth interviews with four regular teachers and four special education teachers. It aims at providing insight into how co-teaching partners in Germany perceive their own and their partner’s instructional responsibilities. Data are analyzed with a structuring technique of qualitative content analysis. It becomes evident that the partners in each case do not always follow identical instructional intents. Nonetheless, different types of teacher knowledge seem to complement each other effectively in co-teaching relationships. Although, of course provided primarily for pupils with special needs, special education expertise also seems to support pupils without such needs. The results indicate a need to secure and integrate co-teaching relationships structurally into a school’s development process. The article concludes with some options for development in practice.

‘In a rush’: Time-space compression and its impacts on cruise excursions

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Gutberlet
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Cultural Brokers ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Cruise Tourism ◽  
Space Compression ◽  
German Speaking

With the increase in large-scale cruise tourism worldwide, researchers have highlighted the inauthenticity of the cruise experience and the reconstruction of space. This research deals with new aspects: fast tourism through time-space compression, and the formation of enclosed, customized ‘tourist bubbles’ that confine the tourists and promote a constructed authenticity of the experience on-shore. The second aim is to advance applied research in slower cruise excursions, especially in emerging cruise destinations. The research is based on extensive field work conducted during nine cruise-excursions to the sand desert and an oasis in the Sultanate of Oman. Oman is in the early stages of developing mega-cruise tourism while having received little attention in tourism research. For this study, in-depth interviews were conducted with German-speaking cruise tourists, cruise employees as well as with local cultural brokers and the Minister of Tourism. Moreover, participant observation, travel ethnography and photography were applied. Results indicate while moving from one customized ‘tourist bubble’ to the next one, time is controlled and enhanced through fast modes of transportation and a tight schedule of the excursion. The tourists and their cultural brokers are ‘contained’ in time and space, while some are struggling for more authentic experiences. They are shielded off from the local environment, ‘grazing’ destinations within a short time.

scholarly journals Identifying Cultural Strengths Of Afghan Refugees As A Source Of Their Resilience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venos Kohistani
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Afghan Refugees ◽  
One Year ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Afghan Migrants ◽  
Gaining Insight

This study examined the cultural resources of Afghan migrants and their relationship to the experience of resilience. The study explores the integration process of Afghan migrants as a way of gaining insight into their cultural values, beliefs and characteristics that play a role in facilitating their resilience. Participants in the study included six adult newcomer Afghans (1 Male and 5 Females) who have resided in Canada for over one year and under ten years. They were interviewed separately using open-ended in-depth interviews. The analysis of the interviews resulted in two core themes (1) Personal coping strategies and (2) Cultural resources as coping strategies. The results determined that Afghans utilize some aspects of cultural collectivity, as well as positive cultural values and characteristics when dealing with the adversities of settlement and adaptation.

scholarly journals Identifying Cultural Strengths Of Afghan Refugees As A Source Of Their Resilience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venos Kohistani
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Afghan Refugees ◽  
One Year ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Afghan Migrants ◽  
Gaining Insight

This study examined the cultural resources of Afghan migrants and their relationship to the experience of resilience. The study explores the integration process of Afghan migrants as a way of gaining insight into their cultural values, beliefs and characteristics that play a role in facilitating their resilience. Participants in the study included six adult newcomer Afghans (1 Male and 5 Females) who have resided in Canada for over one year and under ten years. They were interviewed separately using open-ended in-depth interviews. The analysis of the interviews resulted in two core themes (1) Personal coping strategies and (2) Cultural resources as coping strategies. The results determined that Afghans utilize some aspects of cultural collectivity, as well as positive cultural values and characteristics when dealing with the adversities of settlement and adaptation.

Mainland Chinese cruise passengers’ perceptions of Western service

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 601-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Li ◽  
Sheranne Fairley
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Cruise Ships ◽  
Travel Agencies ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
High Quality Service ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the service perceptions of mainland Chinese passengers on three international cruise ships. Design/methodology/approach Participant observation and casual conversations were conducted on three international cruise ships departing from Shanghai. Additionally, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 76 mainland Chinese cruise passengers over the three cruise trips. Findings The results suggest that mainland Chinese cruise passengers continually made cultural comparisons between Eastern and Western service. A preference for Western service was expressed, which passengers likened to luxury service that one would receive in China. In contrast to what they would expect to experience in China, passengers viewed cruise staff as polite and attentive, egalitarian, sincere and patient, interactive and engaged with the passengers, and committed to cleanliness. Although some passengers believed that the provision of more Chinese-speaking staff would improve the experience, most passengers did not perceive the ratio of Chinese-speaking staff to passengers to be an issue and were satisfied with the efforts of non-Chinese-speaking staff to provide high-quality service. Practical implications Understanding the service perceptions of mainland Chinese cruise passengers provides insights to cruise companies and travel agencies that service Chinese passengers. Originality/value Limited research has examined how mainland Chinese cruise passengers perceive Western service on cruise ships. This study provides insight into how to improve the service experience and enhance satisfaction of cruise passengers from mainland China.

scholarly journals Digitale prøver – et litteraturstudie

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Louise Møller ◽  
Thomas R. Mikkelsen
Keyword(s):  
Test System ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Rapid Spread ◽  
Potential Problems ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Gaining Insight

Digitale prøveformer bliver efterhånden mere og mere udbredte. Denne artikel er baseret på et litteraturstudie foretaget for at få indsigt i primært forskningslitteraturen om digitale prøveformer. I artiklen præsenterer vi de forskellige typer digitale prøver, der omtales og diskuteres i litteraturen, og vi beskriver de potentielle fordele af bl.a. økonomisk, administrativ og pædagogisk karakter, der ifølge litteraturen kan opnås ved at bruge digitale prøver. Vi beskriver endvidere de udfordringer og potentielle ulemper, der kan være forbundet med indførelse af digitale prøver. Det drejer sig bl.a. om udfordringer hvad angår prøvesystem, organisation, teknologi, kompetenceudvikling og uddannelseskultur. Vi beskriver i artiklen en række konkrete eksempler på digitale prøver, og vi præsenterer resultater fra undersøgelser af underviseres og studerendes oplevelser med digitale prøveformer. Against the backdrop of the rapid spread of digitized tests and exams, this article sets out to present some of the results of a literature study carried out with the aim of gaining insight into the research literature on this topic. The article presents different types of tests, focusing on the financial, administrative, and pedagogical advantages described and discussed in the literature as potentially attainable through the use of digitized exams. In addition, the challenges and potential problems connected with the introduction of digitized tests are described. Among these are challenges related to the test system or to competence development as well as organizational, technological, and cultural challenges. Finally, the article provides concrete descriptions of tests and presents results from select studies of teacher and student experiences of digitized tests.

scholarly journals Motivation factors for organic wines. An analysis from the perspective of German producers and retailers

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Katharina Hauck ◽  
Gergely Szolnoki ◽  
Evelyn Pabst
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Wine Industry ◽  
Cultivation Conditions ◽  
Wine Production ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Organic Wine ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

This study investigates the motives for producers that inform decisions to convert or not convert to organic wine production as well as the motives for retailers to offer or not offer organic wine and promotion of organic wine from producers’ and retailers’ perspectives. In total, 100 semi-structured in-depth interviews with 25 different types of retailers, 50 organic wineries and 25 non-organic wineries were conducted and analysed using content analysis and grounded theory. Additionally, the wine offers of 25 stores were analysed to develop an understanding of the distribution and promotion of organic wines. Producers choose to switch or not to switch to organic farming for primarily altruistic reasons. Because organic wine producers do not specifically focus on the organic nature of their wines in their communications, this attribute is typically disregarded by retailers and consumers during their wine-buying decisions, which undermines the growing demand for organic wine. There are significant differences between wine-growing regions in Germany and their vine cultivation conditions due to weather, the steepness of slopes and the attitudes towards converting conventional wine production to organic wine production. Missing knowledge and a low demand for organic wines are barriers for retailers to focus on organic wine. To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate organic wines from numerous producers in every wine-growing region in Germany and various retailers in Germany. The focus on communication shows a lack in the knowledge transfer along the value chain of organic wine. Therefore, this study fills a research gap and provides valuable practical insight into the organic market for the wine industry and the scientific community.

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