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Visibility from invisibility: The role of mentoring in community-based tourism
Peter Wiltshier
; University of Derby Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Sažetak
Much has been written about the importance of developing endogenous models of tourism development for destinations and models of desirable practices in tourism development have been created that reflect the vision, aims and objectives of local communities world wide (Haywood, 1988; Inskeep, 1991; Gunn & Var, 2002). This research reinforces the research and practical active policy creation and planning that have emerged as tourism has become a key opportunity for development, for regeneration and for community democracy in the past two decades (Joseph, 2001; Jackson & Morpeth 1999; Selman, 1998; Simon 2003; Docherty et al, Goodlad & Paddison, 2001). This paper identified the potential learning resources that mentors provide to proteges in an informal environment and is therefore focused on the needs of tourism operators in the vicinity of the Peak District National Park. In 2004 a group of small business operators, tourism planners, and not-for-profit organisations reported their needs to the researcher who subsequently identified and prioritised some critical factors to achieve success in regeneration through tourism with a special emphasis on small business and visitors. Since that research was completed (Wiltshier, 2005) the author has turned to the key players in developing endogenous tourism in the Peak District and identified the skills and competencies shortages that must be addressed by the stakeholders before development can be implemented. Mentors have been perceived as offering critically important skills and imbuing stakeholders with their attributes in business and other organisations (Kram, 1983: ; Torrance, 1984). The role of the mentor in rural tourism communities is examined and some characteristics identified that can be formally and informally recognised to build a best-practice example for emulation elsewhere.
Ključne riječi
tourism; endogenous skills; competencies; mentor; mentee; protégé
Hrčak ID:
24657
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Datum izdavanja:
22.12.2007.
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