Testing the Efficacy of an Integrative Model for Community Participation

Hung, Kam; Sirakaya-Turk, Ercan; Ingram, Linda J.

doi:10.1177/0047287510362781

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“…Furthermore, a person's level of education directly influences his/her socio-economic opportunities and outcomes through employment, in this case employment in the tourism sector. Hung, K. et al [47] observed that ability to participate in tourism activities depends on various factors including knowledge, skills and financial resources. Furthermore, education brings significant benefits to individuals and society through exposure to and knowledge of business opportunities, income, enhanced skills, improved social status and access to networks.…”

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Factors That Influence Local Community Participation in Tourism in Murchison Falls Conservation Area

Mugizi¹,

Ayorekire²,

Obua³

2017

JESE-A

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Community's participation is fundamental in understanding the factors that influence their access to and utilization of tourism resources. It is a plausible way of involving local communities in the planning and management of the available resources for their sustainability. This study examined the socio-economic characteristics of the households in Murchison Falls Conservation Area to understand how they influence their participation in tourism and eventually enhance household welfare. Using household survey and key informant interviews, data were collected on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the respondents and analyzed using Binomial Logit Regression in order to show the factors that influence participation of households in tourism. It was found that the households' characteristics significantly influenced their participation. In particular, level of education (r = 0.824), engagement in farm labor (r = 0.651), provision of services to the tourists (r = 0.841), income (r = 0.83) and landholding (r = 0.689) significantly influenced households' participation in tourism. On the other hand, age (r = 0.59) and period of residence (r = 0.430) did not significantly influence the households' participation in tourism. These results suggest that a clear understanding of the households' socio-economic characteristics is a vital step in engaging them meaningfully in tourism activities meant to enhance their livelihoods. Equally important is the need for tourism managers and local government leaders to consider these characteristics when designing policies and strategies to enhance community involvement and management of tourism at a conservation area level.

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confidence: 99%

Factors That Influence Local Community Participation in Tourism in Murchison Falls Conservation Area

Mugizi¹,

Ayorekire²,

Obua³

2017

JESE-A

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“…Within the CBT literature, the need for community participation to mitigate conflict 'instances' has been quite prolific (Hung et al, 2011;Murphy & Murphy, 2004;Reed, 1997;Reid et al, 2004;R. Scheyvens, 2002;Simpson, 2008;Yang et al, 2013).…”

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“…As a result of empowerment through participation and an increase in capacity, some of the literature has discussed community members experiencing an increase in motivation (Hung et al, 2011;Stronza & Gordillo, 2008).…”

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Conflict management within the context of community based tourism: an exploratory study

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Community based tourism (CBT) as a concept offers a multitude of opportunities and benefits; however, there are numerous challenges in achieving such positive outcomes in real world communities.While conducting the review of the literature, the term 'conflict' emerged as a concept that could be used to describe many of the challenges occurring within CBT and the term 'conflict management' was recognised as the process responsible for positive or negative outcomes during the CBT process. The research gap became evident through the realisation that conflict and conflict management had not been specifically studied within the CBT context.To address the research gap, the purpose of this study was developed: to explore conflict and its management during CBT initiatives. To initiate this process, a model of conflict management was developed after reviewing both the CBT and conflict management literature.As a result, an original contribution towards understanding conflict management was developed, which was presented as a linear model.The conceptualisation of the linear model involved an 'instance' of conflict occurring, followed by a 'response' to the conflict, which then initiated an 'impact' on the CBT project. To determine if this logic was appropriate, a systematic review of the CBT literature was then conducted to assess the context of these three CBT-related concepts. This review determined the linear model to be a logical progression and also distinguished which CBT related concepts were most frequently mentioned as being 'instances', 'responses', and 'impacts'.The five research objectives developed for this study were 1) to explore instances of conflict that occur within CBT initiatives; 2) to investigate the conflict management techniques used to respond to the identified conflict; 3) to explore how the response to the conflict impacted the CBT initiative; 4) to determine whether the proposed model of 'instances', 'responses', and 'impacts' provides an initial understanding of the 'conflict theme' components that can be identified when addressing conflict management during CBT; and 5) to consider how the investigation of 'instances', 'responses', and 'impacts' of conflict in CBT can inform future projects to increase the likelihood of success. Page | iiTwo stages of the exploratory research design were undertaken to attain qualitative data from CBT examples across the globe from representatives of four CBT stakeholder groups affiliated with CBT development: community, government, non-governmental organisations, and private enterprise. The first stage was an online survey, which investigated the conflict themes of 'instances', 'responses', and 'impacts' across the four stakeholder groups. The respondents were invited to participate in the second stage and the results were used to inform and develop the Stage 2 interview guide. During the Stage 2 interviews, the Constant Comparative Method (CCM) was used to acquire a dataset that constantly grew in detail and richness due to the evolution of the intervi...

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“…La toma de conciencia de la existencia de estas percepciones negativas relacionadas con el desarrollo del turismo en una comunidad ha fomentado el énfasis en la noción de desarrollo turístico sostenible, reclamando la participación de los residentes en el proceso de desarrollo turístico (Hung, Sirakaya & Ingram, 2011). De esta manera, el grado en que se satisfacen los deseos de los residentes y su punto de vista es tomado en consideración, determina su receptividad tanto al desarrollo turístico como a los propios turistas (Davis, Allen & Cosenza, 1988).…”

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“…En este sentido, los residentes deben ser un punto de atención esencial en el proceso de toma de decisiones (Choi & Sirakaya, 2005) y se debe reconocer, por tanto, a la comunidad local como una parte integral del turismo sostenible (Hung, Sirakaya & Ingram, 2011).…”

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Tourism, sustainable development and perception of stakeholders. A case study in Dominican Republic

González

Guzmán

Agüera

et al. 2015

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Testing the Efficacy of an Integrative Model for Community Participation

Cited by 148 publications

References 49 publications

Factors That Influence Local Community Participation in Tourism in Murchison Falls Conservation Area

Factors That Influence Local Community Participation in Tourism in Murchison Falls Conservation Area

Conflict management within the context of community based tourism: an exploratory study

Tourism, sustainable development and perception of stakeholders. A case study in Dominican Republic

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