Destination branding is growing rapidly as an approach to tourism destination promotion. While this concept has been borrowed from the world of general consumer goods and applied in a number national destinations, academic analysis value effectiveness emerged more slowly. The present article addresses paucity scrutiny by examining brand personality construct distinguishing between two regional destinations. A survey 480 tourists was conducted adjacent Great Barrier Reef Northern Australia...

Abstract Despite a growing body of work on destination branding, there has been little investigation whether or not tourists attribute brand personality characteristics to tourism destinations and an emotional connection exists based tourists' perceived self-image the 'brand personality' destinations. The aim this study is explore links among four key constructs proposed for branding choice processtourist needs, personality, self-congruity, intentions visit satisfaction with visit. results...

Abstract Travel research consistently shows the importance of word‐of‐mouth (WOM) information sources in travel decision‐making process. Friends and relatives have been identified as organic image‐formation agents, it has emphasized that this WOM is one most relied‐upon for destination selection. While there recognition on consumer behaviour tourism, little performed to understand more specifically how what influenced. This study examined differing influences friends vs. other travellers...

Debugging is often difficult and frustrating for novices. Yet because students typically debug outside the classroom in isolation, instructors rarely have opportunity to closely observe while they debug. This paper describes details of an exploratory study debugging skills behaviors contemporary novice Java programmers. Based on a modified replication Katz Anderson's novices, we sought broadly survey modern landscape abilities. As such, this reports general quantitative results fills picture...

Increased global concern about sustainability has placed pressure on businesses to justify the value of their products and services beyond personal profit take responsibility for negative impacts activities. Tourism is particularly susceptible this pressure, given its generally poor track record in terms social, cultural environmental impacts, lack compelling evidence benefits either individual tourist or destination communities. While management tourism relationship between have been paid...

The term backpacker is widely used in Australia to describe young budget travelers on extended holiday. However, little in-depth research has been conducted this segment of travelers, with a resulting lack understanding their key characteristics and motives. results nationwide study 690 backpackers reveals that they are primarily motivated by the need for excitement/adventure meeting local people. Factor analysis was examine motives respect PearceÆs Travel Career Ladder, cluster revealed not...

Despite a growing body of work on destination branding in general, particularly at country or nation level, there has been little investigation whether not tourists do attribute brand personality characteristics to tourism destinations and tourists' perceived self-image the "brand personality" are related. The aim study presented this article was explore relationships among four key constructs proposed for choice process: tourist travel motivations, personality, self-congruity, visitation....

A qualitative analysis of debugging strategies novice Java programmers is presented. The study involved 21 CS2 students from seven universities in the U.S. and U.K. Subjects "warmed up" by coding a solution to typical introductory problem. This was followed an exercise syntactically correct version with logic errors. Many novices found fixed bugs using such as tracing, commenting out code, diagnostic print statements methodical testing. Some competently used online resources debuggers....

Tourism researchers are beginning to explore the implications of “New Mobilities Paradigm” for improving our understanding several aspects tourism. This paper employs a study conducted at intersection this new mobilities paradigm, consideration destination community well-being, and analysis tourism sustainability through an examination its positive negative impacts on destinations. It describes qualitative investigation well-being in three Australian destinations that revealed six distinct...

Chinese tourist shopping reflects the new consumer culture in contemporary China, but remains underexplored tourism literature despite its importance to many destinations. The present study applies social practice theory research with aim of exploring key features Australia. Tourist as a is basic unit analysis, while tourists are decentralized carriers this practice. This employed qualitative methodology analyze shopping-related posts 40 travel blogs from two online communities. findings...

A qualitative analysis of debugging strategies novice Java programmers is presented. The study involved 21 CS2 students from seven universities in the U.S. and U.K. Subjects "warmed up" by coding a solution to typical introductory problem. This was followed an exercise syntactically correct version with logic errors. Many novices found fixed bugs using such as tracing, commenting out code, diagnostic print statements methodical testing. Some competently used online resources debuggers....

This study compares differences in students' ability to comprehend recursive and iterative programs by replicating a 1996 study. These studies are interesting for the following reasons: (1) there have been few on comprehension of programs, (2) recursion that involve use data structures, (3) subjects were asked read code manipulated linked lists recursively. In study, found version list search function easier than an version. The results this contradict these earlier findings; equally likely...

This paper reports on a mixed methods study which examines how four experienced instructors approached the grading of programming problem. Two used detailed, analytic approach and two employed holistic approach. One instructor exhibited elements primary trait Even though different scales philosophies, their raw scores were highly correlated (Spearman's rho .81) supporting conclusion that usually agree whether program is 'very good' or bad'. Clearly there no single right way to grade...