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A survey about the values of key stakeholders towards the present and future of marine research tourism in Australia
Introduction
This survey is part of PhD research project at the James Cook University into the potential development of marine research tourism in Australia.   Marine research tourism is defined as marine tourism where marine research is an important part of the tourist attraction.   12 examples of marine research tourism can be found at this PDF document.
The survey lists 180 individual value statements about the desired future for marine research tourism in Australia. As part of an earlier stage of this research, these value statements have been provided by 54 key stakeholders.
Many of these individual value statements address important issues, concerns, benefits and opportunities for marine research tourism in Australia. If these statements are validated (or otherwise) by a representative group of key stakeholders, they should form a useful basis for the appropriate development of marine research tourism in Australia. For this PhD, these validated value statements will be used to develop future scenarios, objectives and broad level strategic plans for Australian marine research tourism.
The survey
The purpose of this survey is to ask a representative group of key stakeholders about their views towards these 180 individual value statements. While the number of statements is large, please favourably consider taking this survey, as the results of this survey could be used to inform any notable development of marine research tourism in Australia.
As a key stakeholder, you will be asked questions about your level of agreement with, and thoughts regarding those value statements. For multiple choice questions, you are requested to choose the strongly agree (or strongly disagree) option if you consider that value statement to be very important and you agree (or disagree) with it.
When answering, you are asked to imagine yourself as a person who has notable influence over the future development of marine research tourism in Australia. In this role, your answers would have a notable influence on the future direction of marine research tourism in Australia. When deciding upon your answers, you are asked to balance your belief in the benefits of those values with your estimate of the real world resources that would be required to develop and sustain those values.
This survey contains a diverse set of individual value statements. You may find some statements that you strongly agree with and others that you will strongly disagree with. If you read a value statement that you do not clearly understand then please indicate that within the survey. If you read a value statement that you neither agree nor disagree with then please choose the not fussed choice.
Most questions are multiple choice questions (i.e. tick and flick questions). Some questions are open text to allow comments if needed. This survey is broken up into 19 topics. These topics loosely represent the various value statement themes that were provided by key stakeholders.
The estimated time taken to complete the survey is between 40 and 60 minutes. Please aim to complete all the questions. This survey is voluntary, anonymous and completely confidential.
Your views are very much appreciated.
Additional information
Please note, this survey will time out after 60 minutes of no survey activity. You will receive a message 15 minutes before this 60 minute timeout.
If you have questions at any time about the survey, please contact Peter Wood at 07 4042 1762 or at [email protected].
If you have any questions regarding the ethical conduct of the research project, please contact the James Cook University Ethics Officer, Tina Langford on 07 4781 4342 or [email protected].
This survey is part of PhD research project at the James Cook University titled ‘Development of marine research tourism across Australia’. For more information on the PhD, please read the PhD information sheet.
This research is supported by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre, established by the Australian Commonwealth Government. |
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Please tell us about your occupation?
Would you describe yourself as a? (Please tick as many boxes that apply)
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Which State of Australia (or elsewhere) do you reside in?
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The next part of this survey asks you questions about your level of agreement and thoughts about a number of individual value statements.
These individual value statements represent the views of 54 individual key stakeholders about the desired future for marine research tourism in Australia.
For convenience, these value statements have been broken up into 16 different topics, namely;
1.   Environmental topics 2.   Community involvement 3.   Education and interpretation 4.   Data and research quality 5.   Accreditation 6.   A marine research tourism guide role 7.   Marine researcher involvement 8.   The marine research tourist 9.   The marine research attraction 10. Research technology 11. Support infrastructure 12. The role of the media 13. The role of marine research in marine research tourism 14. Key stakeholder concerns 15. Good business principles 16. Proposed business aspirations 17. Marine research tourism broker and trail 18. Time related aspirations 16. Personal vision statements
Remember to answer the questions as if you are a person who has notable influence over the future development of marine research tourism in Australia.
Choose the strongly agree (or strongly disagree) option only if you consider that value statement to be very important and you agree (or disagree) with it.
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Topic 1. Environmental topics |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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| If you have comments about this topic, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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Topic 2. Community involvement |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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| If you have comments about this topic, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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Topic 3. Education and interpretation |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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| If you have comments about this topic, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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Topic 4. Research and data quality |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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| If you have comments about this topic, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 6. A marine research tourism guide role |
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A marine research tourism guide role is envisioned to be a paid role that ensures that the many needs of marine researchers, managers, tour operators and tourists are met.
For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 7. Marine researcher involvement |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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| If you have comments about this topic, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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Topic 8: The marine research tourist |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 9. The marine research attraction |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 10. Research technology |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 11. Support infrastructure |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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| If you have comments about this topic, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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Topic 12. The role of the media |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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| If you have comments about this topic, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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Topic 13. The role of marine research in marine research tourism |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 14. Stakeholder concerns |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 15. Good business principles |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 16. Proposed business aspirations |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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| If you have comments about this topic, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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Topic 17. Marine research tourism broker and trail |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 18. Time related aspirations |
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For each of the following value statements, please tick the box the best indicates how well you agree (or disagree) with that value statement.
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Topic 19. Personal vision statements |
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The below personal vision statements statement have been provided by key stakeholders for this research.
On a scale of 1 to 7 please indicate how much you like each of the following personal vision statements.
The choice of a '1' will indicate that you do not like that value statement and a '7' indicates that you do like that value statement very much.
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| If you have comments about the various vision statements, please write them in the below text box.      If not, please continue to the next topic.
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| Do you have any ideas that would assist the development of marine research tourism in Australia?
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Thank you for taking this survey!
Your responses will assist with the development of a set of key stakeholder directed objectives for marine research tourism in Australia. |
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