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From guides to interpreters lessons from heritage interpretation training in Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia
International Journal of Geotourism Science and Development (IJGSD), Vol.1(1), pp.1-10
2021
Abstract
With a perceived need to improve the interpretation quality of guiding in the 17th century Dutch-colonial Fort Oranje, six on-line workshops were conducted for professional guides and historical society members from Ternate, North Maluku. The workshops included sessions on historical context, fort features, guiding and interpretation good practice principles, tour planning and delivery. Self-assessment evaluations by participants revealed lack of confidence with their level of historical knowledge and in applying interpretive approaches that would enhance a tour of the fort more enjoyable and meaningful for tourists. Limitations of the on-line medium for training were identified by presenters relating to the need for practical on-site tutoring and integration of historical context and content with places, interpretive principles, and visitor expectations. Exposure of participants to novel ideas and approaches to guiding was constrained by language, participant experience of quality interpretation, and face-to-face mentoring. While the content of the training program can be adapted for improving interpretive guiding in geoparks, there is probably value in some restructuring to include a two-stage process that starts with training-of-trainers.
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- Title
- From guides to interpreters lessons from heritage interpretation training in Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia
- Authors
- Bill Carter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research ClusterRoswita Aboe (Author) - Khairun UniversityMaulana Ibrahim (Author) - Khairun UniversityRahula Perera (Author) - Aarunya Vacations (Malabe, Colombo, Sri Lanka)Kris Syamsudin (Author) - Tourism Provincial Government Office (Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia)
- Publication details
- International Journal of Geotourism Science and Development (IJGSD), Vol.1(1), pp.1-10
- Publisher
- International Journal of Geotourism Science and Development (IJGSD)
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.58856/ijgsd.v1i1.1
- Copyright note
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99584903302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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