Nur Shahirah Mior Sharifuddin and Mohd Salehuddin Mohd Zahari and Muaz Aizuddin and Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah
Is the Sense of Community towards Participation in Tourism Development among the Minorities in Multiracial Countries the Same
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2014
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International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001547
https://publications.waset.org/vol/95
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
This paper investigates and compares the community
support for tourism development between two groups of minority
ethnic descendants in Malacca, Malaysia, namely the BabaNyonya
and Portuguese. A descriptive research design using a quantitative
method with selfreported and selfadministered questionnaires
through acrosssectional approach was applied. Through the
descriptive and inferential statistics, some significantly useful
insights pertaining to the issue investigated were obtained. The
research outcomes indicate that the sense of community is somewhat
more effective in small communities in terms of togetherness,
closeness and a sense of belonging compared to the slightly bigger
minority group. In addition, the sense of community attributes
through membership, influence, integration and shared emotional
connections contributes to community participation in tourism
development regardless of which ethnic group one belongs to.
Open Science Index 95, 2014