Cross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understanding

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dc.contributor.advisorLincoln, MDen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFurusa, Rutendoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-10T06:34:16Z
dc.date.available2015-08-10T06:34:16Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractVolunteer tourism has become a popular phenomenon worldwide and questions have been raised about the work that international volunteers do in Third World countries. Scholars have debated the possibility of a cross-cultural ‘misunderstanding’ developing between international volunteers and local community members. This research is based on the idea that there can be a possibility for cross-cultural understanding to take place. This thesis aims to gain better insight into the role that volunteer tourism organisations (VTOs) play in fostering cross-cultural understanding between the volunteers and the local community members that they work with. A framework suggested by tourism expert Eliza Raymond (2007) was used to assess how exactly organisations play a part in encouraging this type of understanding. The research focuses on two VTOs, Projects Abroad and Coaching for Hope as case studies. Both these organisations are involved in the facilitation of development programmes in disadvantaged communities in Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFurusa, R. (2015). <i>Cross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understanding</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13670en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFurusa, Rutendo. <i>"Cross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understanding."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13670en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFurusa, R. 2015. Cross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understanding. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Furusa, Rutendo AB - Volunteer tourism has become a popular phenomenon worldwide and questions have been raised about the work that international volunteers do in Third World countries. Scholars have debated the possibility of a cross-cultural ‘misunderstanding’ developing between international volunteers and local community members. This research is based on the idea that there can be a possibility for cross-cultural understanding to take place. This thesis aims to gain better insight into the role that volunteer tourism organisations (VTOs) play in fostering cross-cultural understanding between the volunteers and the local community members that they work with. A framework suggested by tourism expert Eliza Raymond (2007) was used to assess how exactly organisations play a part in encouraging this type of understanding. The research focuses on two VTOs, Projects Abroad and Coaching for Hope as case studies. Both these organisations are involved in the facilitation of development programmes in disadvantaged communities in Cape Town. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Cross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understanding TI - Cross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understanding UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13670 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13670
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFurusa R. Cross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understanding. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13670en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDevelopment Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleCross cultural understanding and volunteer tourism : the role of sending organisations in fostering cross-cultural understandingen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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