New Game Plus: A Study of Video Game Narratives is a scholarly thesis that examines three dominant narrative forms in video games, namely, linear, branching, and rhizomatic. These narrative forms help contextualize this study’s consideration of the history of video games which r…
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This study was designed to investigate the relationship among acculturation, recreation participation and self-esteem among recently arrived Syrian Jewish immigrant adolescents. A total of 92 Syrian adolescents in New York City, 49 males and 43 females between the ages of 13 and…
The study focused on the effects of the Malaysian Department of Wildlife and National Park's (DWNP) environmental education program on the environmental knowledge and attitudes of the secondary school students. Conducted between May 11, 1998 and August 11, 1998, this study was d…
The thesis consists of two new paradigms: Porter's (1990) Determinates of National Advantage Theory, and Krugman's (1992) Location and Trade Theory. The main objective in this thesis is to focus on the development strategies for the small island states through the role of touris…
Over 40 million people in the United States have disabilities (Bedini & McCann, 1992). Wheelchair sport positively affects the respiratory and cardiopulmonary health of people with spinal cord injuries and amputations (Asayama et al., 1985; Coutts, 1988; Davis & Shephard, 1988; …
The fundamental aim of this study was to determine how Malaysians define both leisure and recreation. Two ethnic groups, Chinese and Malays, and rural and urban variants of these groups were included in the sample. The other objective was to determine if there were differences i…
A mail survey of 256 hunters leasing land from International Paper (IP) was conducted July-August, 1998. The average IP hunter was white, male, rural, middle-aged, had some college and an annual income of 49,000. He joined his first hunting club 15 years ago, has been a member o…
Based on 21 months of research on Ethiopian tourism, this dissertation is about Ethiopian relations of dominance and subordination as expressed through claims of (1) cultural history, (2) phenotypical differences, and (3) relative economic position. It examines how policies of t…
This research studies the role of the Mexican State in promoting Planned Tourist Development (PTD) and the role of the local tourist entrepreneurs in this process during the last quarter of this century. Although this study targets the case study of Quintana Roo as its main obje…
Developing countries around the world are using tourism as an agent of development and although development theory and tourism research have evolved along similar time lines since the end of World War II, there has been very little work connecting the two disciplines. This thesi…
With strong financial support from the Israeli government and North American Jewish philanthropies, the Birthright Israel gift offers students free trips to visit Israel in order to foster their Jewish identity and connection to Israel. In June 2000, nineteen Georgetown Universi…
This dissertation examines the relationship between anthropology, international development, and tourism in the fieldwork space of anthropology. Attempts to transform international development and tourism into anthropological objects must recognize the place these practices inha…
During visits to coral reef locations, divers support the economy by spending money on goods and services provided by local businesses. However, divers also impact the reef during their visits, causing stress. This study presents estimates of rates of damage to corals and assess…
Ecotourism, or nature tourism, has received substantial support from the conservation and development communities as a mechanism for achieving local conservation and development goals. The government of Indonesia realizes that tourism industry prospects will continue to grow str…
The travel and tourism industry in Massachusetts, already mired in a recession, suffered severe financial hardship after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Tourism leaders tried to stop the economic hemorrhaging by promoting more local and regional travel. However, since …
Historical Melaka, a key theme in Malaysia's most rapidly expanding industry--tourism--is dominated by the romantic picture of adventurous Portuguese seafarers who arrived in 1511, were captivated by local beauties, and left a human legacy that has survived against all odds. In …
The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediated representation of notable athletes of color in order to assess the role their racialized masculinity played in dominant constructions of hegemonic masculinity. The cinematic representation of Muhammad Ali in When We Were King…
This cultural history examines the interplay between antimodernity and modernity that transformed a country inn located in Poland Spring, Maine, into a world-renowned "summer city" during the late nineteenth century. Part exclusive club, colonial homestead, social mecca, therape…
This research is based on a survey conducted by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. Using econometric methods that allow inferences from the sample to a population that is not included in the sample, the following model was estimated. The model is based on two simultaneous decision…