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Publisher: IOP Publishing
Date: 04-2021
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/736/1/012001
Abstract: Kima (Tridacna sp.) is a type of giant clam that can be found in Indo-West Pacific tropical coral reefs. It is endangered due to its excessive exploitation as a source of exotic food and the degradation of its habitat. The gazette of marine parks in Sabah is a positive modern conservation effort to reduce threats on endangered marine species especially those found in the northern part of Sabah. Integral to the conservation of giant clams within those marine parks is the appreciation of indigenous knowledge of once known sea gypsies i.e. the Bajau people. Current conservation methods at several sites in Sabah’s marine park had shown several challenges, which circulate tension among the economics of local communities. To explore the possibility of appreciating indigenous knowledge into the conservation of giant clams, a scientific study with the objective of documenting traditional consumption method of the Bajau people was carried out. Direct observations and interviews on the local people were conducted, while descriptive statistics were used to analyse all collected data. Finding of this study shows the existence of traditional ecology knowledge (TEK) and traditional management among Bajau people pertinent to the conservation of Kima. TEK can complement conventional science and help to make more informed management decisions for clam conservation through for hybridization of modern and traditional management to customary management in managing and conserving giant clam population in Sabah’s marine parks. A synthesized advice to use traditional ecology knowledge as tool in developing more effective knowledge-inclusive partnerships between indigenous communities, researchers and policy decision-makers is provided in this article.
Publisher: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Date: 19-03-2020
Publisher: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM Press)
Date: 11-2017
Publisher: Cognizant, LLC
Date: 04-12-2017
DOI: 10.3727/109830417X15072926259414
Abstract: In tourism, local residents and foreign visitors do sometimes patronize the same hosts (e.g., service providers). Conflict between a resident and a visitor is organic and unavoidable at any tourism destination. Although there is a huge literature about this conflict, the process that is involved in the development or resolution of the conflict has not been described adequately. Documenting the process could provide an understanding of the role and importance of hospitality to a relationship between two different groups of people. To document the resident–visitor relationship, a case study on the development of mass tourism at Kota Kinabalu was carried out through a combination of communication media investigative methods to uncover social processes associated with hospitality. The findings showed that new or amateur tourism operators began supporting mass tourism by misappropriating local culture and traditions in the beginning of mass tourism. This misappropriation affected hospitality, leading to a resource competition between a resident and a visitor. This competition eventually evolved into a conflict. Furthermore, the findings showed that tourism suppliers are tasked to address and resolve the conflict between the residents and the visitors, and they do this by introducing a different form of hospitality. As a result, the resident–visitor relationship is changed. Hence, hospitality is a decisive relationship factor and its absence qualifies tourism being for the masses.
Publisher: Global Academic Excellence (M) Sdn Bhd
Date: 05-12-2019
DOI: 10.35631/IJHPL.28002
Abstract: Ethnography, in general, is a methodology that has been well known to many as conducted to study a culture-sharing group that could provide an understanding of a larger issue. However, ethnographic research in an educational setting is defined as research on and in educational institutions based on participant observation and/or permanent recordings of everyday life in naturally occurring settings. Then again, classroom ethnography who possess a family resemblance to ethnography is not well understood to many qualitative researchers in this region. Its value in the body of knowledge is not well understood also. In order to appreciate the value of this methodology, the history and development of this research with relation to science education could better enlighten the research community of its value and appropriateness in this region rich in its erse culture and ethnicity. Different scholars have different scope and perspectives in understanding ethnography. The aim of this article is to open up new research directions in research methodologies for potential local postgraduates.
Start Date: 2019
End Date: 2021
Funder: Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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