‘Gap Year' in China: views from the participants and implications for the future

Wu, Mao-Ying; Pearce, Philip L.; Huang, Keji; Fan, Tingting

doi:10.1080/13683500.2014.946478

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“…Moving to the last few interviewees, no new themes emerged, which indicates theoretical saturation was achieved with the sample size of 23 interviewees. The interviews were complementary to the first phase of netnography, and they were employed to obtain focused information about working tourists' place attachment (Wu et al, 2015). In this study, the in-depth interviews were used to further clarify and confirm the emerged opinions from netnography.…”

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Beyond traveling and working: Place attachment of the Chinese local working tourists

2020

Tourist Studies

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Given the scarcity of research on working tourists, this exploratory study examines lv xing yi gong’ s (i.e. the local independent Chinese working tourists) place attachment to the destination based on Scannell and Gifford’s tripartite model of place attachment. Data were drawn from a netnographic study of 98 blogs following 23 in-depth interviews. Findings demonstrate Chinese local working tourists’ place attachment in three dimensions: person, process, and place. This study not only confirms the applicability of Scannell and Gifford’s model in the context of Chinese local working tourists, but also identifies some contextual differences. More importantly, this article also provides valuable insights into the under-theorized sense of place among working tourists and identifies practical implications for tourism destination authorities to better serve and manage Chinese working tourists.

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“…Some scholars (e.g. Tang and Xu, 2019; Xu and Tang, 2015; Wu et al, 2015) investigated these travel behaviors in the Chinese context and found that there are many contextual differences. In contrast with volunteer tourism, Chinese working tourists have drawn little attention.…”

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Beyond traveling and working: Place attachment of the Chinese local working tourists

2020

Tourist Studies

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“…The first gap year activity is volunteering, the research showed that volunteering could make the students gain better personal, civic, moral, intellectual and citizen of ISBN -978-93-86878-38-0 22nd ISTANBUL International Conference on "Literature, Humanities and Social Science" (ILHSS-20) Istanbul (Turkey) March 2-4, 2020 character . Gap year activity also can be passed by taking summer program (Wachen, Pretlow, & Dixon, 2018), learning about tourism marketing (Wu et al, 2014) or traveling (Luzecka & Luzecka, 2016).…”

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“I Prefer to Take an Intensive English Course”: A study on Indonesian Gap-year Students

2020

ILHSS-20, TILEIS-20 &Amp; EABID-20 March 2-4, 2020 Istanbul (Turkey)

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It is widely acknowledged that senior high school graduates in Indonesia are expected to commence their studies shortly after graduation. However, this commonality does not apply to certain groups of students who are categorized as gap-year students. Some reasons such as economic factors, self-discovery, the dilemma on the future carrier are probably the considerations why senior high school graduates postpone to commence their studies to the universities for a while. Interestingly, scarce investigations are done to unveil pedagogical reasons behind this phenomenon. Anchored by this very fact, the present study attempts to explore three Indonesian senior high school graduates' motives as gap-year students. Two of them already passed their gapyear program while another one was still ongoing. A semi-structured interview was done to generate data from the participants. This study documented that the participants opted for an intensive English course prior to attending university learning. They also shared that the intensive course was used as self-enhancement both for academic English exposure that they would receive in the university and for social life to gain better future carrier in certain workplaces where English is highly needed.

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“…A wide variety of research has drawn upon online sources, but most such research has used tourist-generated data to explore their travel experiences and perceptions (Wu & Pearce, 2013;Wu et al, 2014). In comparison, little has been done using online platforms to explore the provision of tourism services and products by destination communities.…”

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“…The development of the Internet and information technology has permeated many aspects of tourism, including how people search for information and make decisions during the pre-trip stage, how people experience the site, and how they reflect during the post-trip stage (Wu & Pearce, 2013;Wu et al, 2014). The Internet has evolved from being a broadcasting medium to a participatory platform that allows people to interact and share information, and it has become a rich database for tourism researchers .…”

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Yujiale fishing tourism and island development in Changshan Archipelago, Changdao, China

Ming¹,

Wall²,

Wang³

2017

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Tourism has long been one of the driving forces of island development, but may impose serious impacts on their physical and social composition and on island communities. Yujiale has been developed recently on many islands of China. It is a form of tourism through which households earn money by sharing fishing culture and products in the distinctive natural and cultural context of islands. This research assesses the provision of Yujiale services and products by fishing families of Digou village, Changdao Island, Changshan Archipelago, Shandong Province, China. It also assesses the community's perceptions and attitudes toward Yujiale tourism. On-site interviews and off-site analysis of online data reveal positive attitudes toward Yujiale tourism and the reinforcement of island identity among Yujiale operators. Despite offering similar services and products without much collaboration, diversification of Yujiale operations is emerging based on the varied assets of the fishing families and their engagement in fishing. However, at present, those with limited resources and capabilities are unable to take advantage of potential economic benefits. Suggestions are made to facilitate the provision of equitable opportunities to participate in and gain benefits from Yujiale tourism, so as to enhance island sustainability.

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‘Gap Year' in China: views from the participants and implications for the future

Cited by 19 publications

References 31 publications

Beyond traveling and working: Place attachment of the Chinese local working tourists

Beyond traveling and working: Place attachment of the Chinese local working tourists

“I Prefer to Take an Intensive English Course”: A study on Indonesian Gap-year Students

Yujiale fishing tourism and island development in Changshan Archipelago, Changdao, China

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