Community Self-Reliance of Rural Tourism in Indonesia: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Authors

Husen Hutagalung, Trisakti School of Tourism & Doctoral Program of Human Resources Management, Jakarta State University, IndonesiaFollow
Dedi Purwana, Jakarta State University, IndonesiaFollow
Usep Suhud, Jakarta State University, IndonesiaFollow
Amirul Mukminin, Jambi University, IndonesiaFollow
Hamidah Hamidah, Jakarta State University, IndonesiaFollow
Nurti Rahayu, Trisakti School of Tourism, Indonesia)Follow

Abstract

Community-based tourism villages have now become a worldwide concern because of their tremendous impact on strengthening the empowerment of local communities as well as on enhancing social responsibility in a sustainable manner. This study aims to explore the meaning of self-reliance in tourism village communities since it is a key indicator of the progress of community-based tourism villages. This study adopted a qualitative approach with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to investigate the meaning of people's experiences from inter-subjective activities in a double-hermeneutic process between researchers and people who experience them. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight (8) research subjects from the tourism village community. This study demonstrates the meaning of community self-reliance in terms of (1) community self-assurance; (2) integrity; (3) community commitment; (4) community resilience; (5) sustainability. This study is limited to residents of the Pentingsari tourism village in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This village rests on simplicity and a natural setting, as well as the community's self-reliance, resulting in an exemplary of a self-sustained tourist village in Indonesia.

Keywords

community-based tourism; rural tourism; community empowerment; community self-reliance; interpretative phenomenological analysis

Author Bio(s)

Husen Hutagalung is a Qualitative Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Trisakti, Indonesia. He holds a Master of Science from Universitas Indonesia in Cultural Anthropology, and he is a Doctor Candidate in Doctoral Program of Human Resources Management in Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia. Please direct correspondence to husen@stptrisakti.ac.id

Dedi Purwana is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia. He holds a Doctor from Universitas Negeri Jakarta in Human Resources Management Program.

Usep Suhud is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia. He holds a Ph.D. from Edith Cowan University, Australia in Marketing Program.

Amirul Mukminin is a Professor in the Faculty of Education, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia. He holds a Ph.D. from Florida State University in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

Hamidah is a Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia. She holds a Doctor from Universitas Airlangga in Management Program.

Nurti Rahayu is a Senior Lecturer in Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Trisakti, Indonesia.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank all the research participants, especially the late Mr. Doto Yogantoro as The Founder Desawisata Institute (DWI) Yogyakarta-Indonesia, and all related stakeholders who have made this research possible.

Publication Date

7-3-2022

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5215

Recommended APA Citation

Hutagalung, H., Purwana, D., Suhud, U., Mukminin, A., Hamidah, H., & Rahayu, N. (2022). Community Self-Reliance of Rural Tourism in Indonesia: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The Qualitative Report, 27(7), 1151-1168. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5215

ORCID ID

0000-0003-2021-6629