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Soomaa National Park's visitors satisfaction research compared with Soomaa National Park's visitors satisfaction research in 2005
No full textAntud uurimistöö probleemiks on Soomaa Rahvuspargi piirkonna külastajate reisieelsete ootuste ning saadud külastuskogemuse väljaselgitamine ning saadud tulemuste 2005. aasta Soomaa külastajate rahulolu- uuringu pilootprojektiga võrdlemine. Uuring eesmärkideks oli teada saada:
- külastajate eelistused reisimisel;
- Soomaa Rahvuspargi kui reisisihtkoha tugevad ning nõrgad küljed;
- külastajate motivatsioonitegurid;
- Soomaa Rahvuspargi külastajaprofiil
Uuringu meetodiks valiti ankeetküsitlus, mis sisaldas nii suletud kui avatud küsimusi. Ankeetküsitluse kasuks otsustati, kuna lähtuvalt eesmärkidest võimaldas see lühikese perioodi jooksul koguda andmeid kõige intensiivsemalt. Küsitlemisel kasutati nii eesti kui inglise keelseid ankeete, mis olid aluseks ka interneti teel vastamisel.
Küsimustiku koostamisel tugineti Holiday Satisfaction (HolSat) ServQual mudelile. HolSat- uuringumeetod võimaldab väljendada külastuse ja teenuse kvaliteedi indikaatoreid tarbija perspektiivist, arvestades seejuures sihtkohale omaseid võtmetunnuseid. ServQual aga võimaldab mõõta teeninduskvaliteeti, mille kaudu on võimalik kliendi ootuste ja pakutava teeninduse vahelist kaugust mõõta ja analüüsida teeninduse kvaliteeti ka laiemalt.
Antud töö tulemusi võrreldi 2005. aasta Soomaa Rahvuspargi külastajate rahulolu- uuringu pilootprojektiga, et saada teada, missugused muutused on viimase seitsme aastaga toimunud. Töö käigus selgus, et kõige suuremad erinevused võrreldes 2005. aastaga on tekkinud valimi osas, välismaalaste päritolu osas, ööbimiste osakaalu osas, samuti ka külastajate motivatsioonitegurites ja külastuse rahulolus, kus hinnati mõningaid aspekte erinevalt.Soomaa National Park’ s satisfaction research was conducted in 2011- 2012 July to October. Survey’s goal was to find out Soomaa National Park’s profile of visitors, motivational factors and favourites and also destination strengths and weaknesses as a travel destination. Survey’s total was 201 visitors, 56% were Estonians and 44% foreigners (most of them were Germans, Dutch, Finns and Americans). More then half (52%) were in 31- 45. age.
60% of respondents were Soomaa National Park’s first- time visitors. The main motivational factors of visiting Soomaa were beautiful nature environment, active vacation, Soomaa history/ culture, new unknown destination and suitable for a short vacation. The goals of visiting Soomaa were connected to vacation (52% of visitors) or study tour (34% of visitors). Soomaa area’s attractiveness based on ability to spend active vacation in a beautiful nature environment and rest in silent and calm.
Mostly visitors used car (50% of Estonians) to reach to the destination. Among the foreigners the most popular means of transport were also car (43% of foreigners). Those who came by car were Soomaa final destination (73% of visitors), 67% of visitors who used shuttle bus, were planning to travel farther. Soomaa National Park was part of a big road trip mostly to foreigners, of whom 85% went to ohter places in Estonia or in another country. The following most populaar destinations for travellers were Tallinn (46%), Pärnu (48%), Tartu (16%) and Viljandi (14%). Most popular starting ponts of the vacation were also Tallinn (62%), Pärnu (34%) and Viljandi (22%) followed by Germany (14%), Finland (14%) and Tartu (12%) and Rakvere (8%).
41% of respondents were overnight visitors, who mainly used to stay over recreation centre of Junsi, Energia and Vanaõue farm or camping ground and campsites. Visitors mentioned accommodations were mainly valued positively. Visitors valued contentedly also availability of information in Soomaa National Park, although some negative feedback was given to signposts layout and information. The most popular information sources were internet sites (soomaa. com and soomaa. ee) and verbal information from Pärnu Tourist Information Centre and friends, visitors also received information from booklets.
Soomaa National Park’s most important pre- journey expectations and travel experience to visitors was nature environment. Respondents valued highly opportunity to be quiet and uncrowded area. Most important visit factor were also opportunity to do some water sports like canoe trip, which was in a second place in factors what visitors liked the most in Soomaa.
The most unpleasant factors were weather and bad road conditions. Some of respondents dissatisfied catering in flood period and in addition, visitors were missing local food shop.
Available services was regarded mostly canoe trips and hiking. Visitors also mentioned good service in Soomaa National Park and hiking trails in National Park. The biggest difference between Estonians and foreigner’s visitor’s experiences appeared in the local transport options. This aspect was Estonians medium and foreigner’s lowest result.
Recent research results were compared with 2005. completed Soomaa National Park’s visitor’s satisfaction survey pilot project.
Age, gender proportion and foreigners origin were main aspects that respondents different from each other
In 2012. visited Soomaa mostly 31- 45. years old visitors, in 2005 visited Soomaa under 30. years old visitors. Also in recent survey has decreased student’s percentage 12% less then 2005.
In both researches most of respondents were from Tallinn, Viljandi and south Estonia’s biggest towns. Foreigners were mostly from Germany, Finland and United States of America. In 2005. was one of the popular country also Netherlands.
Nature, canoe trips, silent and calm, Karuskose’s bridge, smoke sauna and Russian sauna were the most popular aspects in visitors satisfaction survey that visitors were pleased. 2005. was mentioned also campsites, dugout canoe, hostel Soomaa, watchtower, local people, catering, weather, emptiness, reliable service and a feeling of freedom. 2012. was carried out also hiking trail, fifth season, tour guides, snowshoeing, lack of people, rivers and bogs, local food and Soomaa National Park’s Centre.
Factors, that visitors were not satisfied in both research’s were weather, road conditions, mosquito’s, the need for a local store or eating place, lack of signposts and local transportation and periodically a lot of people.
Visitor’s motivational factors were similar in both researches in the following aspects: beautiful nature environment, active vacation and new unknown destination. These aspects were given the highest score in both researches. Soomaa is attractive to visitors for its outstanding natural beauty, active recreational opportunities, and as a interesting destination, so it’s understandable why these aspects are the most populaar aspects the ohter.
Visitor’s motivational factors showed also some differences. In 2005 Soomaa suitability for the short vacation and Soomaa’s culture got lower scores than in 2012. In both research more than half were first- time visitors, for them main goals of travelling was vacation and often first- time visitors came to Soomaa alone. 2005 and 2012 visitor’s used mostly car to reach Soomaa, followed by bus and rent bus. Estonian’s came after first pleasant trip to Soomaa back with the company’s journey, class excursion or study tour. In both research foreigners were rather first- time visitors.
Share of overnight stays compared to 2005 research has fallen by 17%, which can explain by the low season. 2005. Visitors preferred the most hostel Soomaa to stay over, 2012 visitors preferred Junsi’s recreation centre and Energia’s and Karuskose’s farm
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
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koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
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Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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