Hasil untuk "Recreation leadership. Administration of recreation services"

Wilmer Eduardo Postigo Echaiz, Rebeca Mercedes Silvia Timoteo Belling

Como enfoque pedagógico transversal, la educación patrimonial ha cobrado gran relevancia en las instituciones educativas de numerosos países en las últimas décadas. Sin embargo, los gobiernos han aplicado de forma desigual esta práctica educativa, reflejada en los marcos normativos de sus políticas. Perú, país multicultural, con diversas manifestaciones culturales que se entrelazan, crea un contexto favorable a la implementación de la educación patrimonial como política pública. Por consiguiente, el objetivo principal de esta investigación fue analizar las características y los lineamientos generales de la política educativa peruana relacionada con la educación patrimonial en el año 2023. Así también, como objetivo secundario, contextualizar esta política en el ámbito sudamericano, con la revisión de las políticas educativas patrimoniales de Brasil, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile y Bolivia, con el propósito de obtener un entendimiento más amplio de la misma. La metodología empleada consistió en una revisión documental de la información oficial emitida, principalmente de los entes rectores de la educación (ministerios de Educación) del Perú y países mencionados. A modo de conclusión, se ha determinado que no existe una política como tal en educación patrimonial en el Perú, sino una serie de principios asociados al ámbito de Arte y Cultura, que de manera poco articulada integran al patrimonio desde una perspectiva pedagógica.

Jackson Sears, Natalie Bunch, Tyler Williams et al.

Division I college athletes are faced with numerous academic challenges during their time in school, including conflicts of interest between the university (e.g., academic success), athletic department (e.g., athletic success), and their own priorities (e.g., quality of life, balancing academic and athletic success). These growing demands may impact student-athletes’ ability to prepare for a career after sport. Thus, there is a need for high-quality student-athlete career development programming and services in student-athlete support centers. The purpose of this study was to gain senior administrators’ perspectives of student-athlete support services to determine best practices of career development programming. Division I administrators (N = 10), who oversee student-athlete support centers, provided insight and feedback via semi-structured interviews. A directed qualitative content analysis was conducted to discern best practices, levels of student-athlete engagement, and preferred attributes of career development personnel. The findings provide specific recommendations, which can help other student-athlete career development personnel improve their programs and adds to the holistic care literature.

Santiago Loayza Velásquez

El objetivo del presente estudio es identificar los diversos usos que se le dieron a la subvención extraordinaria otorgada por el Gobierno del Perú a la comisión encargada de la conmemoración del IV Centenario de la Fundación Española de la ciudad del Cusco; asimismo, analizar los conflictos surgidos entre las élites locales por el uso de dicha subvención. Como hipótesis se plantea que dicha subvención alentó a los líderes locales a llevar a cabo trabajos que dieron como resultado cambios favorables respecto a la composición urbana y económica de la ciudad, pero que al mismo tiempo atizó conflictos entre las élites cusqueñas por querer contar con mayores índices porcentuales para ser ejecutadas en sus respectivos sectores, motivo por el cual se implementaron subcomisiones encargadas de obras en favor de la imagen turística del Cusco. En la investigación se recurre a material bibliográfico, así como a documentos resguardados en el Archivo Histórico de la Biblioteca Municipal del Cusco (AHBMC) y publicaciones en el diario El Comercio de Cusco (ECC). Los fondos otorgados contribuyeron para ejecutar acciones que condujeron a condiciones favorables en la ciudad del Cusco y su imagen turística, lo que generó una atmosfera de progreso y la activación de un espíritu empresarial ligado al rubro hotelero.

Fabrizio Augusto Alberca-Sialer

Con mucho entusiasmo presentamos el número 20 de la revista Turismo y Patrimonio. Esta edición está compuesta por ocho artículos científicos y reúne autores con filiaciones correspondientes a instituciones de Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, España, México, Venezuela y Perú, quienes abordan las siguientes temáticas: gastronomía, turismo, cultura, patrimonio, educación (orientada al turismo) y gestión.

Irene Royo Campos, Helena Royo Ochoa

Este estudio trata las consideraciones, evoluciones y modificaciones sufridas por el Turismo Social, focalizándose en el colectivo de los menores en situación de vulnerabilidad, y en cómo se gestiona su accesibilidad al ocio en la ciudad de Barcelona. El objetivo principal es comprobar si Barcelona es una ciudad apta y preparada en materia de Turismo Social enfocado al colectivo de los menores en riesgo de exclusión. Para lograr este objetivo, este proyecto se ha regido por una búsqueda de información de diversas fuentes bibliográficas sobre los términos y evolución del Turismo Social y exclusión social, así como un análisis de la oferta existente en Barcelona. Para conocer la visión de agentes implicados en esta temática, se han realizado entrevistas en profundidad a diversos profesionales del sector. Los resultados obtenidos apuntan que el Turismo Social en Barcelona es gestionado de manera singular, ya que basa su actividad turística en una finalidad meramente económica. Esto se debe al hecho que no se fomentan suficientes prácticas dirigidas a menores en riesgo de exclusión social, así como la falta de políticas que faciliten este acceso. Por consiguiente, el estudio propone un sistema de indicadores susceptibles a reconocer si una ciudad es inclusiva en materia de Turismo Social.

M. Anda, Merce Iuliana Ioana, I. Tiberiu et al.

The overall evolution of the economy is usually appreciated by two macroeconomic indicators GDP and GVA, which by their value gives us clear information on the state of the economy.  Gross domestic product (GDP), the main macroeconomic aggregate of national accounts, is the final result of the production activity of resident producer units and which corresponds to the value of goods and services produced by these units for final consumption. Gross Value Added (GVA) is the balance of the production account and is measured as the difference between the value of the goods and services produced (valued at basic prices) and the intermediate consumption (valued at the buyer's prices), thus representing the new value created in the production process. GVA is calculated before calculating the consumption of fixed capital. Since 1990, we have been confronted with a major restructuring of the way GDP and GVA are created due to the intensive process of restructuring the economy. In the paper we will analyze the basis of the processing of national statistical data, how the tourism component of the tertiary sector contributes to the formation of the aggregate indicators presented above. In 2016, Romania had a GDP of 169.6 billion euros, below the Czech level (174.4 billion euros), Greece (175.9 billion euros) and Portugal (184.9 billion euros). Data series published by the European Statistical Office show that in the first quarter of this year, Romania's GDP adjusted for seasonal influences was 44.2 billion euros, while the value of GDP- Greece was 43.96 billion euros, the Czech Republic's 44.85 billion euros, and Portugal's 47.37 billion euros. In terms of GVA training, Romania is included in the European Union's Statistical Yearbook 201 6 as the country with the largest contributions to the Gross Value Added  in the economy from industry, agriculture and construction, simultaneously with the lowest Public sector contribution (administration, defense, education, health and social welfare, etc.) Although professional, scientific and technical activities have seen the largest increase in the share of Gross Value Added  training, they remain below the average of 10.4% Registered on the whole EU. There is an increase in the art, entertainment, recreation and other activities related to tourism - which brought us near the European customs and contributed to the "structural convection" of the Romanian economy. Touristic activity, particularly complex, with upstream and downstream implications, generates a tourism industry, whose components contribute to the formation of GDP and national  Gross Value Added   We will analyze the share of tourism in Romania's Gross Domestic Product in the period 2008-2014, gross value added in the tourism industry  direct gross value added from tourism  and gross domestic product of tourism  in 2013 and 2014.   Keywords: macroeconomic indicators, tourism industry, Gross Domestic Product, Gross Value Added economy

Alexander Sánchez-Rodríguez, Margarita De Miguel-Guzmán , Gelmar García-Vidal et al.

The proximity of businesses targeting the same market segment, meeting the same needs and operating in a similar way is generally believed to indicate more competition. However, this situation can be beneficial for the companies involved, and it may not necessarily generate an adverse environment. This study sought to analyse a group of restaurants that operate under similar conditions and that are located within the same area in order to identify the potential benefits and drawbacks of choosing this strategy to deal with market pressures. The research was based on a sample of 1,358 customers from 52 small restaurants. Diverse information-gathering techniques were combined such as observations, interviews and surveys. The data gathered was used to characterise different groups of variables’ behaviour based on descriptive statistics. In addition, bivariate statistics were utilised to test the hypotheses, while multivariate statistics were used to conduct correspondence analysis. The results reveal that, in the cases analysed, the parties involved benefit from the existing condition when a process of distribution of demand is present and advertising expenses are minimised.

William M. Nolte

When then Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger remarked at the end of the Cold War that at some point we’d all feel nostalgia for the Soviet Union, that may have been taken as humorous. Amusing or not, American national security remains in transition when it comes to dealing with non-state actors and non-peer states. The Trump administration’s reset of the national security balance back toward emerging peers or near-peers is perhaps a reflection of how the world has shifted from the immediate post-9/11 view. It may also reflect an institutional tendency to wish to confront adversaries or potential adversaries we are more comfortable confronting. The last major events forcing review and reform of American national security were, respectively, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the terrorist attacks of September 2001. The former led to some significant changes in the military instruments of American security and several studies of the intelligence instrument. In retrospect, the period between 1991 and 2001 produced on the intelligence side little more than budget cuts and some rearrangement of the administrative architecture of the intelligence community. American intelligence in 2001 closely – too closely – resembled a trimmed down version of its Cold War self. September 2001 produced significant changes in such areas as homeland security and the creation of a director of national intelligence (DNI). The Homeland Security Act, the Patriot Act, and the Intelligence Reform and Prevention Act promised a new look at significant aspects of national security, but all suffered from the post-crisis, ‘we need to do something!’ climate in which they were enacted. In the nearly two decades since, the Congress has provided some course corrections to the Patriot Act, but on the whole it has chosen not to review the other components of the post-9/11 legislative package. Homeland security remains a partially digested, partially accepted phenomenon for a nation with a congenital (and understandable) aversion to application of national power to ‘domestic’ security issues. As for the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) and its signature feature, the DNI, a decade and a half of experience strongly suggests it has underachieved. The projected trade in which the director central intelligence transferred his or her community leadership role to the DNI but which left the DNI without control of the Central Intelligence Agency does not seem to have produced the enhanced role the new office was to have over the several agencies of US intelligence. At the time of the IRTPA’s passage, it was fashionable to speculate on how much greater authority over the intelligence community the DNI would have. It is at least now reasonable to conclude that the DNI has, for most of its existence, exerted less authority over the community than did the DCI in the pre-IRTPA era. In fact, it may well be that the DNI is in the worst possible position for an executive in any organization, especially a bureaucratic organization. That is, the DNI appears to have more responsibility than authority. Even a first-tour branch chief in a local office of parks and recreation would recognize this as a situation to be escaped from at the first opportunity. The post-9/11/2011 American intelligence establishment has not experienced anything as dramatic as the collapse of the Soviet Union or the attacks of September 2001, but the years since 2001 have nevertheless provided equally fundamental changes in the external environments

Ivete Pinto, Conceição Castro

This study sought to analyse tourists’ purchasing behaviours involving online travel agencies (OTAs) (i.e. Booking.com and Expedia.com). The research focused on identifying which factors most strongly influence buyers’ decision making and whether the degree of importance given to factors changes according to tourists’ sociodemographic, economic or travel characteristics. The results show that most tourists book their accommodations through OTAs mainly because browsing is easier and better prices are offered. The results further suggest that the most important factor when booking accommodations is price, although the overall buying process is quite complex. Online reviews, promotions and photos are also important. The importance online tourists give to price varies by age group, income and country of residence. Online reviews are significant regardless of tourists’ characteristics, except for age. Cluster analyses additionally revealed three different tourist segments based on the importance given to price, online reviews, promotions and photos

S. Benjamin

van Waas, C. Hope

Vitor Roslindo Kuhn , Antônio Carlos Benetti, Sara Joana Gadotti dos Anjos

Understanding the needs and expectations of customers is a major competitive tool. Their perception of food service quality has been increasingly studied. An understanding of this topic can help managers to develop strategies to improve customer satisfaction and increase loyalty. The objective of the research is to verify the predictive power of food service quality elements on customer loyalty intentions. This research is exploratory with quantitative approach applied to a hotel in Balneário Camboriú. We used multiple regression analysis to achieve results. The constructs analysed were: Service Brigade; Management; Menu; Ancillary Services; and Physical Features, which did not prove to be significant to Loyalty. The most significant construct was Service Brigade, a finding consistent with studies that show that employee training is key to increase the level of satisfaction and loyalty.

Priscila Gayer

O presente artigo diz respeito a uma pesquisa exploratória, baseada em fontes documentais, realizada com intuito de compreender de que modo o setor de eventos tem sido incentivado por meio de políticas públicas sustentadas em instrumentos legais que dão base a ações voltadas para o desenvolvimento do turismo de eventos. Observou-se que à medida em que o setor de turismo foi sendo regulado, as ações na área de eventos foram igualmente ganhando espaço por meio de políticas de apoio a sua expansão em nível nacional. Contudo levantou-se a inexistência de metodologias avaliativas no que diz respeito aos resultados alcançados através dessas políticas públicas e seus instrumentos normativos.

I. López, L. Aragonés, Y. Villacampa et al.

Wei Song, Wei Jia Tian, Huan Wu

Las ciudades situadas a lo largo del río Yangtze han sido testigo de cambios significativos desde los inicios de la construcción de la Presa hidroeléctrica de las Tres Gargantas. La autoridad portuaria de Chongqing tuvo la oportunidad de alternar la estrategia turística del río, pasando de ser una parada de la ruta dorada en lo alto del río a crear una ruta navegable particular de cara a la visualización del panorama de la ciudad montañosa, promoviendo, a su vez, la renovación del diseño urbanístico para revivir la vista típica del paisaje de río y montaña. Este artículo se basa en la investigación panorámica de la península de Chongqing; trata los aspectos característicos de las tres dimensiones del turismo de la ciudad montañosa en la ruta navegable, que existe también en la región de las Tres gargantas. Este método es diferente del acercamiento bidimensional de análisis del skyline, más propicio para el área topográfica. El trabajo conseguido puede ofrecer a los sectores relacionados con el turismo asistencia sostenible para lidiar con los temas de “tourbanism” en el proceso de regeneración urbana las regiones de las Tres Gargantas.

Biel Horrach Estarellas

La globalización de los recursos dinámicos está haciendo que las destinaciones turísticas, espacios  cada vez más homogéneos, sean incapaces de responder a las nuevas motivaciones del turista y a las características específicas del territorio y el paisaje local. El espacio turístico ha sufrido cambios, resultado en ciudades sin estructura urbana que requieren nuevos patrones de planeamiento.  A pesar de las predicciones, que determinaban un proceso en declive o un post-estancamiento, hay un gran potencial de reconversión de destinos turísticos obsoletos basados en sus características tipológicas y su interacción con el territorio. Los nuevos retos a los que se enfrenta la actividad turística: la diversidad de recursos turísticos, la flexibilidad en el viaje y la diferenciación del destino con respecto al resto mediante el impulso de su identidad propia, son metodológicamente  tratadas a través de un estudio de las dinámicas turísticas regionales experimentadas en uno de los casos de desarrollo turístico costero más paradigmático, la isla de Mallorca.   

Maria-Irina Ana

Ecotourism, agro-tourism, rural tourism are forms of tourism that emerged in the last century, becoming increasingly important sectors of the tourism industry worldwide. The new kinds of life-style, the evolving tourist behaviour and continuously changing customers’ preferences coupled with the widespread concern about environment, industrial heritage and sustainable development are all factors that led to the expansion of these niche market types of tourism. The objectives of this paper are to research important implications and identify significant trends of ecotourism, agro-tourism and rural tourism in the European Union, focusing on the New Member States area, as there is a lot of potential for the expansion of these forms of tourism in the region. The Old Member States earn significant income from agro-tourism, while in the New Member States this is rather an unexploited opportunity, despite the fact that the cultural heritage and number of unspoilt natural areas is much more abundant than in the West. This paper will also look at the policies in this field, as the European Union is very interested and active in supporting agro-tourism and sustainable development, and many policies, programmes and initiatives address the three types of niche tourism. Key features, economic, environmental and socio-cultural benefits, as well as current and future challenges for ecotourism, agro-tourism and rural tourism in the entire European Union, but more thoroughly in the New Member States will also be addressed, with the purpose of creating a comprehensive paper, able to convince the scholars and practitioners in the field to pay more attention to this rather new topic, as a proactive approach can enable investments and attract more tourists to the area.

Liviu Dediu

The influence of many factors determines, along with technological and communications developments, an increase in the speed that is required to solve any task in the time unit. Not in vain, this sense of shortening time was perceived as “Time has no patience with us.” Control can give rise to positive or negative effects. When the balance generated by the law that coordinates the processes is influenced by factors that apply control procedures, we can talk about the likelihood of manipulation actions. Can the users of tourist services be manipulated by “social monitoring”? To find the answer to this question we need to find out if we have people who imagine at the theoretical and practical level the study and the application of manipulation theories, legal entities that undertake to provide specific services based on the manipulative control of some target subjects, customers requesting such services and, last but not least, a market to be presented with a portfolio of services verified in practice.

Fabíola Fernandes Silva, Sérgio Marques Júnior

Com a crescente demanda pela instalação de empreendimentos no ramo do entretenimento, observa-se o aumento da competitividade neste setor, gerando a necessidade de diferenciação em meio aos demais, visando à fidelização de clientes, o que pode ser idealizado a partir da perspectiva do “Encantamento do Cliente”. Nesse contexto, o presente estudo teve o objetivo de investigar as inter-relações entre os fatores antecedentes capazes de influenciar o encantamento do cliente do turismo de lazer. Para tanto, a investigação apresentou caráter exploratório-descritivo com enfoque analítico-quantitativo. A pesquisa foi do tipo Survey, com os dados sendo coletados a partir de um público composto por 176 adolescentes que viajaram em excursão para o Walt Disney World, localizado em Orlando, Flórida, em junho de 2014, por uma agência de viagem localizada na cidade de Natal/RN. O parque escolhido para objeto da pesquisa foi o Magic Kingdom. Para análise dos dados, foi utilizada a análise fatorial exploratória (AFE) com posterior análise de regressão linear múltipla. Pelas inter-relações encontradas, observou-se que as dimensões “Coerência com Objetivo”, “Interesse pelo Objetivo” e “Inesperado”, consideradas como antecedentes do Encantamento, têm impactos significativos na formação do Encantamento do Cliente. As constatações permitiram ampliar a compreensão sobre o comportamento do consumidor no turismo de lazer.