Sustainable development of tourism
Davood Gholamrezaei; Narjes Haghparast kenarsari
Abstract
Due to its diverse natural, historical, and cultural resources, Guilan province has good potential for tourism development. In this research, an attempt has been made to design a model to utilize the formal education system’s capacity to defuse cultural basics according to the geographical, climatic, ...
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Due to its diverse natural, historical, and cultural resources, Guilan province has good potential for tourism development. In this research, an attempt has been made to design a model to utilize the formal education system’s capacity to defuse cultural basics according to the geographical, climatic, and social conditions and characteristics of Guilan province. It is expected that this province can provide sustainable tourism development by implementing the teacher coaching plan and using such a model. This research is applied research in which the method of collecting data was in the form of library and field methods through interviews and observation. Also, the qualitative content analysis method was used to check the content of theoretical foundations, executive regulations, interviews with experts, and documents. In this research, the community of participants are experts who were selected from the active people in the field of tourism and coaching in Guilan province, among whom the people who had sufficient experience, knowledge, and information and the best conditions to provide the information needed in the field of sustainable tourism. The sample was a purposeful and snowball selection, achieved based on the saturation rule using 15 interviews but continued until the 20th interview for greater certainty. Findings and results, preservation, protection, and support of the environment, social structures, and protection of the cultures and customs of the communities are among the main consequences and principles of sustainable tourism, which can be achieved up to the extent of using the coaching technique. It may add to the positive points of sustainable tourism and reduce its negative points.