Exploring Motivators and Deterrents of Cycling Tourism Using Qualitative Social Research Methods and Participative Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

Cycling tourism is an environmentally friendly way to explore a destination. Nowadays, it is becoming more and more popular worldwide, since it permits an in-depth communication both with nature and people. In this context, the aim of this paper is to explore, in detail, mainly the environmental motivators of cycling tourists, and their significance, in Greece, by using qualitative social research (in-depth interviews and focus groups) and participative analytical hierarchical process. The results show that regarding physical environment, the element which attracts cycle tourists the most is the variety of scenic views along their route. Existence of lakes, rivers and beaches were also valued. On the contrary, “Biodiversity” and “Untouched natural landscapes” were ranked low as a description of the quality of the natural environment. However, the rise of cycling tourism depends considerably on the appropriate infrastructure, namely roads with low slopes, appropriate quality of surfaces and cycling infrastructure. Planners, policy-makers, and competent authorities should give emphasis on the critical factors in order to enhance cycling tourism, thus resulting in positive multiplying effects such as environmental protection and economic growth.

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Influence of community satisfaction with individual happiness: comparative study in semi-urban and rural areas of Tikapur, Nepal

Global Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/1757975916672169 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 22-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Myung-Bae Park ◽

Chun-Bae Kim ◽

Chhabi Ranabhat ◽

Chang-Soo Kim ◽

Sei-Jin Chang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

National Level ◽

Medical Services ◽

Community Satisfaction ◽

Critical Factors ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

Happiness is a subjective indicator of overall living conditions and quality of life. Recently, community- and national-level investigations connecting happiness and community satisfaction were conducted. This study investigated the effects of community satisfaction on happiness in Nepal. A factor analysis was employed to examine 24 items that are used to measure community satisfaction, and a multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of these factors on happiness. In semi-urban areas, sanitation showed a positive relationship with happiness. In rural areas, edu-medical services were negatively related to happiness, while agriculture was positively related. Gender and perceived health were closely associated with happiness in rural areas. Both happiness and satisfaction are subjective concepts, and are perceived differently depending on the socio-physical environment and personal needs. Sanitation, agriculture (food) and edu-medical services were critical factors that affected happiness; however, the results of this study cannot be generalized to high-income countries.

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Older people as co-researchers: a collaborative journey

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x12001298 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 951-973 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

JILL BINDELS ◽

VIVIANNE BAUR ◽

KAREN COX ◽

SERVÉ HEIJING ◽

TINEKE ABMA

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Learning Process ◽

User Involvement ◽

Adaptive Change ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Academic Researchers ◽

Field Notes ◽

Research Questions ◽

Depth Interviews

ABSTRACTIn recent years there has been a distinguishable trend towards user involvement in ageing research. Researchers and policy makers both are increasingly convinced that user involvement is necessary to adapt research questions and methods to meet the needs of older people. Little is known, however, about the quality of collaborations between older people and researchers. This study systematically evaluates a collaboration undertaken between two academic researchers and three older people acting as co-researchers in an effort to identify the conditions required for equal collaboration. To evaluate the collaboration the co-researchers and academic researchers took part in individual in-depth interviews (after six months) and two reflection meetings (after six and 12 months). Throughout the collaboration, field notes were taken by both academic researchers and co-researchers. A detailed description of the collaboration is provided here, using the metaphor of a journey to illustrate the dynamics and the learning process of the participants. Interim reflection meetings – at which mutual expectations were expressed along with a frank discussion of prejudices, tasks and role divisions, and the sharing of personal and project-related needs and information – were found to be fruitful in achieving a positive working relationship and fostering an effective collaboration. We conclude that a learning perspective on participation can be a resource for learning and adaptive change.

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Ethics in Social Research and Its Impact on Policy Implication, Planning and Development

Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics ◽

10.3329/bioethics.v11i1.49325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 40

Author(s):

Profulla C. Sarker ◽

Uttam Kumar Das

Keyword(s):

Social Research ◽

Data Use ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Research Report ◽

Moral Integrity ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Data Process ◽

Research Findings ◽

Quality Of Research

This paper is an attempt to discuss how ethics associated with social research in connection with the collection of authentic and reliable data, use of appropriate data process and impartial data analysis for preparing an acceptable research report. Ethics is closely related to moral integrity, and values associated with appropriate methods and techniques applied for collection of reliable and authentic information that ensure the trust worthy research findings. This paper is based on secondary data collected through reviewing the relevant literatures. This paper examine to what extent the research findings contribute to the knowledge of planners and policy makers in formulating the appropriate policy and at the same time preparing effective as well as pragmatic planning based on the quality of research findings and finally thus may affect on development.

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Towards measuring internal crisis communication

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication ◽

10.1075/japc.00006.ada ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 107-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Adamu Abbas Adamu ◽

Bahtiar Bin Mohamad ◽

Nik Adzrieman Bin Abdul Rahman

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

Crisis Communication ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Developing Economy ◽

Valid Measure ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Distribution Company ◽

Internal Stakeholders ◽

Depth Interviews

Abstract Researchers are often faced with challenges of measurements for the phenomena of their interest. Progress in such situation can only be done through developing new measurements. Therefore, grounded on the pool of items generated from previous literature, this study takes a qualitative approach to develop a valid measure for internal crisis communication following two stage of Churchill’s seminal theory. This study used semi-structured in-depth interviews for collecting data with a sample of 12 informants who are employees of an electric distribution company in Nigeria. The findings of this study indicated that the new internal crisis communication measure improved the quality of communication between management and employee during crisis. This study could provide policy makers, regulators, managers, and government on how to improve the crisis management among stakeholders. Also, the study is significant to the literature particularly in developing economy on crisis management that is lacking. Further study could look at internal stakeholders during crisis in other sectors.

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PENGGUNAAN STATISTIK DALAM PENELITIAN SOSIOLOGI

DIMENSIA: Jurnal Kajian Sosiologi ◽

10.21831/dimensia.v2i1.3396 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Partini *

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Social Research ◽

Research Result ◽

Sociological Research ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Specific Formula ◽

Precision And Accuracy ◽

The Right ◽

Meaningful Data

The usage of statistic in social research, particularly in sociology is very uncomplicated and straightforward as long as the related researcher understands the basic argument from the chosen statistic formula. The choosing of specific formula is based on the type and data quality in order to get a more precise and accurate formula. The precision and accuracy in choosing the technique and statistic formula strongly define the quality of conducted research so that the formulizing of the summary is more precise, too. Statistic is nothing but a mean to create a more “meaningful” data. The usage itself is varies and the right understanding is not only based on the number resulted manually or computerize which usually used on the SPSS program but also have to be supported with the concept and theory. Furthermore, the understanding can also be get from research result conducted by other and from a balance battle of concept and empiric fact. Simply by using this method, the results can be accepted by others and can be more meaningful particularly for the sake of science development and policy makers. One of the excellences of by using the quantitative research method that usually applies the statistic formula can be used to predict. Moreover, the results and the summary can be generalized to the condition of population so that those can be utilized by a lot of people. Keywords: Statistic, Quantitative Method, Sociological Research

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CRITICAL FACTORS IMPORTANT FOR EFFECTIVE INDUSTRY- INSTITUTE INTERACTIONS (III): AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

10.13033/ijahp.v8i1.319 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sanjay Kumar ◽

Sunil Luthra ◽

Abid Haleem

Keyword(s):

Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽

Extensive Literature ◽

Critical Factors ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Second Stage ◽

Priority Ranking ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

Hierarchy Process ◽

Indian Perspective

The management of Industry-Institute Interactions (III) has been found to be an important aspect in today’s market. In this paper an attempt has been made to identify Critical Factors (CFs) and rank these for effective III from an Indian perspective. The present paper is based on two research stages. Initially, an extensive literature review was conducted to identify CFs of III. Forty three CFs for effective III were identified and categorized into nine dimensions based on input from experts. In the second stage, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was utilized to rank these dimensions and CFs for effective III from an Indian perspective. Paired comparisons in AHP were based on the opinions of experts (selected from academia and industry). The proposed decision framework may offer some valuable guidelines for policy makers to develop their plan of action in terms of design of short and long term policies and strategies to promote effective III in India. A sensitivity analysis was also performed to investigate the robustness and priority ranking stability of CFs in the proposed framework. This paper may help India to achieve and manage effective III leading to potential economic, social, political, cultural and environmental advantages.

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Review of The Quality of Life: Valuation in Social Research.

Contemporary Psychology ◽

10.1037/029186 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 35 (10) ◽

pp. 1008-1008

Author(s):

No authorship indicated

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Research

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POTENSI PENGEMBANGAN SADE SEBAGAI DESA WISATA LOMBOK

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis ◽

10.24123/jeb.v20i2.1597 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 69-82

Author(s):

W. Suprihatin ◽

H. Hailuddin

Keyword(s):

Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽

Environmental Aspect ◽

Priority Level ◽

Highest Weight ◽

Local Tradition ◽

Tourist Village ◽

Hierarchy Process ◽

Initial Pattern

The background of the problems in this study is the decreasing quality of Sade hamlet amid rising tourist arrivals. From the environmental aspect, the conditions of the hamlet began to decline, in which the initial pattern of Sade has started a lot of changes towards the deficient and began to leave the local tradition. One effort to improve the condition of Sade hamlet in social, cultural and the environmental aspect is through the formulation of a sustainable structuring, the presence and identity maintaining and making a sustainable Tourism Village. Through analysis of AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) by collecting the perceptions of some experts through interviews and questionnaires, obtained by weighting the priority of the experts, namely the preservation of culture as an element of priority-level goals to be achieved in the development of Sade Hamlet as a tourist village at 0,476. While the determination of the level of the main criteria in the achievement of these objectives is the highest weight while maintaining a typical village environment at 0.319. Priority strategies that get the highest weight of the experts is that Sade Hamlet Revitalization with a priority weighting of 0.583. The second priority is the relocation of Hamlet at 0.235. Lowest weighting or last priority is Replication Sade Hamlet at 0.182.

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Value creation through appreciation? An exploration of the perception of diversity management in a transnational aviation group

Tourism Analysis ◽

10.3727/108354220x15959709547437 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nicolai Scherle

Keyword(s):

Value Creation ◽

Social Research ◽

Diversity Management ◽

Flight Attendants ◽

Success Factor ◽

Qualitative Social Research ◽

The Face ◽

Methodological Principles ◽

Tourism And Hospitality ◽

Diversity Strategy

In view of certain socio-cultural and economic meta-processes, workforce diversity or diversity management become an increasingly important entrepreneurial success factor. Yet, the scholarly examination of diversity in the tourism and hospitality sector is still in its infancy; a fact that applies to qualitative studies in particular. This paper addresses the perception of diversity and diversity management within one of the world’s leading aviation corporations, the Lufthansa Group. Following the methodological principles of qualitative social research, this study reports the results of a survey of Lufthansa flight attendants, a stakeholder group that interacts like no other in the area of overlap between the corporation and its customers. Specifically, the survey focuses on Lufthansa’s diversity strategy – based on the principle of ‘value creation through appreciation’ – and how it is perceived by representatives of the cabin crew, in an attempt to identify potential conflicts and prejudices that may arise in the face of employee heterogeneity.

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Analisis Pengalaman Keluarga Merawat Pasien Skizofrenia dengan Masalah Halusinasi Pendengaran Pasca Hospitalisasi

Jurnal Endurance ◽

10.22216/jen.v4i2.3844 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 282

Author(s):

Isti Harkomah

Keyword(s):

Health Services ◽

Family Support ◽

Depth Information ◽

Continuous Family ◽

Family Experience ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

Heavy Burden ◽

Document Review ◽

Depth Interviews

Clients with hallucinations really need continuous family support both internal and external families. Reduced external family support will cause a heavy burden on the internal family in caring for hallucinatory clients. The reason families bring to the hospital is the inability to treat patient hallucinations at home after hospitalization because hallucinations pose a burden on the family. The purpose of this study was to find out in-depth information about family experience in treating schizophrenic patients who experience auditory hallucinations after hospitalization. This research is qualitative research, the phenomenology approach uses the method of collecting data by in-depth interviews and document review. Data were obtained by in-depth interviews with six participants. The results of the study are two main themes, namely family understanding of recognizing hallucinatory problems after hospitalization and family experience in treating schizophrenic patients with hallucinatory problems.It is hoped that health services will further improve the quality of health services in providing health education to families about how to properly care for hallucinatory patients and families are expected to be able to treat hallucinogenic patients well. Klien dengan halusinasi sangat membutuhkan dukungan dari keluarga secara terus menerus baik keluarga internal maupun eksternal. Berkurangnya dukungan keluarga eksternal akan menimbulkan beban yang berat bagi keluarga internal dalam merawat klien halusinasi. Alasan keluarga membawa ke RSJ adalah ketidakmampuan merawat halusinasi pasien dirumah pasca rawat inap karena halusinasi menimbulkan beban bagi keluarga. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui informasi mendalam tentang pengalaman keluarga dalam merawat pasien skizofrenia yang mengalami masalah halusinasi pendengaran pasca hospitalisasi. Penelitian ini merupahkan penelitian kualitatif, pendekatan fenomenologi menggunakan metode pengumpulan data dengan wawancara mendalam dan telaah dokumen. Data didapatkan dengan wawancara mendalam terhadap enam partisipan. Hasil wawancara dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode Collaizi. Hasil penelitian yaitu terdapat 2 utama tema yaitu pemahaman keluarga tentang mengenal masalah halusinasi pasca hospitalisasi dan pengalaman keluarga dalam merawat pasien skizofrenia dengan masalah halusinasi.Diharapkan bagi pelayanan kesehatan agar lebih meningkatkan mutu pelayanan kesehatan dalam memberikan pendidikan kesehatan kepada keluarga tentang cara merawat pasien halusinasi yang benar dan keluarga diharapkan dapat merawat pasien halusinasi dengan baik.

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