Identifying Opportunities to Promote Cultural-Heritage Tourism in Greenbushes, Western Australia
This is the first of a two-part project concerning developing promotional opportunities for Greenbushes, Western Australia, an old mining and timber community that has suffered the loss of a major enterprise in recent years. Two graphics of the community are provided as well as an overview of the community's cultural-heritage resources that can be used as attractor factors. A tentative timeline for project completion is also provided.
Ethnographic field study methods and applications
Conduct a 1-hour observation on 2 different dates. The observations will be conducted at the same place, and at the same time of day, in a diverse setting such as a place of worship, a public high school, a college campus, a political gathering, or a sporting event. Before you conduct your observations, you will write an explanation of your predispositions of how you think people will behave in this setting.
For example, if you were to choose a church for your observations, do you have any foregone conclusions about how the people there will participate in the service, treat each other, treat their children, and treat you? Come up with your own theories, and then test your theory through actively observing (interacting when appropriate) within the context of the setting.