Borrowed Robes: The Educational Value of Costumed Interpretation at Historic Sites

Malcolm-Davies, Jane

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“…Carr (2004) found that over half of her respondents indicated audio-visual shows or display areas as their preferred interpretation medium, and her results also revealed that on-site interpretation contributed greatly to raising visitors' awareness of the cultural value of the visited site. Malcolm-Davies (2004) recommended costumed interpretation to help tourists to learn, to feel a sense of the past and to have fun. Tivers (2002) revealed that using "live" actors to interpret a historical site could deepen tourists' understanding of the past and increase their enjoyment.…”

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Testing a model of effective interpretation to boost the heritage tourism experience: a case study in Macao

2013

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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While the impact of tour guides' interpretation on tourism experience is well acknowledged, little research has been conducted on the production of effective interpretation by tour guides. In this study, effective interpretation is defined as producing a positive outcome on tourists' knowledge and understanding of the visited heritage site, feelings and emotion, satisfaction and likelihood of visiting other relevant nearby heritage sites. Based on a literature review, a conceptual model of effective interpretation consisting of four propositions was formulated and examined by empirical on-site research in the World Cultural Heritage Site in Macau. The empirical findings support the four propositions and the applicability of the model for effective interpretation in Macao. The research was conducted in two phases: on-site guide evaluation and a linked tourist survey. The target market was mainland Chinese visitors. The results revealed the influence of four factors on effective interpretation, namely, heritage and tourist information knowledge, service attitude, communication competence and emotional intelligence. Special attention is given to the use of humor, provocation and emotional sensitivity. Future research should further investigate tourists' emotion management and the applicability of this model to other tour guides' heritage interpretation, at different types of site and in different regions.

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Testing a model of effective interpretation to boost the heritage tourism experience: a case study in Macao

2013

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…An important and common approach for marketing world heritage sites is authenticity, which is always considered as a key to attract tourists to world heritage/historical sites (McIntosh & Prentice, 1999;McKercher, Ho, & Cros, 2004b). Various interpretations of a site partially aim to provide a good sense of authenticity and improve the level of tourists' appreciation toward the sites (Malcolm-Davies, 2004;Reisinger & Steiner, 2006). However, scholars (McKercher, Ho, & Cros, 2004a) argue that tourists may react favourably to modified cultural performances and historical sites/ purpose-built attractions also, even if they know they are in a modified space.…”

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“…Educational purposes can go together with entertainment by holding more entertaining activities at the site. Only then can visitors more effectively learn about the heritage sites from the on-site entertaining activities and enhance their visit experience (Malcolm-Davies, 2004;McKercher et al, 2004a). Richards (2002) found that a large portion of cultural tourists liked to seek entertainment at cultural and historical sites.…”

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Can the Historic Center of Macao be a Popular Tourist Attraction? Examining the Market Appeal from Tour Marketers' Perspective

2011

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism

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A historic center being designated a world heritage site does not guarantee its popularity. While a few historical monuments at the Historic Center of Macao are recognized as popular tourist attractions, many of them are still under-exploited. To commercialize and develop the whole Historic Center as a popular tourist attraction, tour marketers' opinions on marketing a historic center deserve our attention. This study aims to examine the market appeal of the Historic Center of Macao from tour marketers' perspective. In-depth interviews were conducted to gather data. Four key attributes have been identified for assessing the market appeal of the historic center. The results have revealed some weaknesses and constraints of the historic center in being a popular tourist attraction. Practical recommendations are suggested accordingly.

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“…Pavyzdžiui, J. Malcolm-Davies (2004) struktūruotos apklausos metodą taikė istorinių vietovių interpretacijos, pasitelkus istorinius kostiumus, edukacinei reikšmei tyrinėti. Šiame tyrime apklausti atrinktų istorinių vietovių administratoriai ir lankytojai.…”

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Sociologiniai urbanizuotos aplinkos tyrimai: patirtis ir kryptys

Gražulevičiūtė–Vileniškė¹

2021

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AnotacijaVis daugiau dėmesio skiriant socialinei dimensijai tokiose aplinkos formavimo srityse kaip teritorijų planavimas ar architektūrinis projektavimas, siekiant kurti aplinką, kuri ne tik būtų patogi, bet ir estetiška bei psichologiškai priimtina, svarbu įvertinti sociologinių tyrimų metodų taikymo miesto medžiaginei ir socialinei aplinkai suprasti patirtį bei galimybes. Siekiant šio tikslo, straipsnyje apžvelgta sociologinių urbanizuotos aplinkos tyrimų patirtis, išskiriant būdingus tyrimų atvejus pasaulyje ir jų atitikmenis Lietuvoje. Remiantis literatūra išskirti ir suklasifikuoti sociologinių urbanizuotos aplinkos tyrimų tipai ir pagrindiniai tokių tyrimų tikslai. PAGRINDINIAI ŽODŽIAI: sociologinis tyrimas, sociologinio tyrimo metodas, urbanizuota aplinka, miestovaizdis, miesto socialinė aplinka. AbstractThe social dimension is gaining an increasing importance in the fields of shaping our environment, such as territorial planning and architectural design. In order to create the living environment, which would be not only comfortable, but also aesthetic and psychologically acceptable, it is important to analyze the experience and possibilities of application of sociological research methods to physical and social environment of urbanized areas. In order to reach this aim, the article presents the review of experience of application of the sociological research methods to urban environment distinguishing the characteristic cases in this field and their analogies in Lithuanian practice and the distinguishing and classification of the types and aims of sociological research of urban environment based on the analysis of literature. KEYWORDS: sociological research, sociological research method, urban environment, cityscape, social environment of the city DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15181/tbb.v68i3.857 ĮvadasTemos aktualumą pagrindžia vis labiau įsigalintis socialinės dimensijos akcentavimas aplinkos formavimo ir pertvarkymo srityje. Sociologinio aspekto reikšmės suvokimas ir integravimas projektuojant bei kuriant aplinką gali būti traktuojamas ir kaip gilias istorines šaknis turintis, ir kaip gana naujas reiškinys. Vienas miesto sociologijos mokslo pradininkų Lietuvoje J. Vanagas (1996) socialinę dimensiją kuriant aplinką sieja su antikos laikų architektūros teorija. Tuo tarpu sociologija yra jaunas mokslas; pats šio mokslo gimimas susijęs su miestų raida -XVIII-XIX a. pramonės revoliucijos sukeltais radikaliais darbo ir gyvenimo pokyčiais

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Borrowed Robes: The Educational Value of Costumed Interpretation at Historic Sites

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Cited by 28 publications

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Testing a model of effective interpretation to boost the heritage tourism experience: a case study in Macao

Testing a model of effective interpretation to boost the heritage tourism experience: a case study in Macao

Can the Historic Center of Macao be a Popular Tourist Attraction? Examining the Market Appeal from Tour Marketers' Perspective

Sociologiniai urbanizuotos aplinkos tyrimai: patirtis ir kryptys

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