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EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF IRAN NATIONAL MUSEUM IN THE CULTURAL TOURISM IN IRAN Omid Salek Farokhi Per citar o enllaçar aquest document: Para citar o enlazar este documento: Use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667713 ADVERTIMENT. L'accés als continguts d'aquesta tesi doctoral i la seva utilització ha de respectar els drets de la persona autora. Pot ser utilitzada per a consulta o estudi personal, així com en activitats o materials d'investigació i docència en els termes establerts a l'art. 32 del Text Refós de la Llei de Propietat Intel·lectual (RDL 1/1996). Per altres utilitzacions es requereix l'autorització prèvia i expressa de la persona autora. En qualsevol cas, en la utilització dels seus continguts caldrà indicar de forma clara el nom i cognoms de la persona autora i el títol de la tesi doctoral. 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Presentation of its content in a window or frame external to TDX (framing) is not authorized either. These rights affect both the content of the thesis and its abstracts and indexes. DOCTORAL THESIS Evaluation of the role of Iran National Museum in the cultural tourism in Iran Omid Salek Farokhi 2019 DOCTORAL THESIS Evaluation of the role of Iran National Museum in the cultural tourism in Iran Omid Salek Farokhi 2019 JOINT DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN TOURISM Supervised by: Dr. MARIADOLORS VIDAL CASELLAS Dr. LLUIS MUNDET I CERDAN B Dedication This thesis is dedicated to: My father and brother who passed away many years ago, but their souls encouraged and supported me to continue my way. My lovely mother who always tolerates the problems for paving my education way. D ACKNOWLEGMENTS First and foremost, I am grateful to some people, who worked hard with me from the beginning till the completion of the present research particularly my tutors Dr. Vidal and Dr. Mundet, who have been always generous during all phases of the research. I must acknowledge my limitless thanks to Dr. Butler, for his help and bless. I am totally sure that this work would have never become truth, without his guidance. Then I should say warm thanks to Dr. Jafar Jafari. His kind attention and guidance shaped me a part of my thesis I owe a deep debt of gratitude to the University of Girona for giving us an opportunity to complete this study. I would like to take this opportunity to say warm thanks to all my beloved friends, who have been so supportive along the way of doing my thesis. I also would like to express my wholehearted thanks to my family for their generous support they provided me throughout my entire life. Because of their unconditional love and prayers, I have the chance to complete this thesis. It should be mentioned this research would not be done without kind cooperation of Dr. Kargar as the organization’s director general for museum affairs in Iranand Mr. Beheshti as an Iranian artist and cultural figure who is currently the Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization. Also, I acknowledge my limitless thanks to Iran National Museum`s authorities particularly Dr. Nokandeh as the director of the complex and his internal manager like Mrs. Sepidnameh. E Contents List Abbreviation list ............................................................................................. i Figures list...................................................................................................... ii Tables list ...................................................................................................... iii Pictures list .................................................................................................... v Models list ..................................................................................................... vi Maps list ...................................................................................................... viii Abstract ......................................................................................................... ix Resum ............................................................................................................. x Resumen ........................................................................................................ xi Chapter One: Introduction .......................................................................... 1 1-1 Statement of the problem research ..................................................... 6 1-2 Importance and necessity of the research ........................................... 7 1-3 Research Objectives ............................................................................ 8 1-4 Research Questions ............................................................................. 8 1-5 Research Hypothesis ........................................................................... 9 1-6 Methodology ....................................................................................... 9 1-6-1 First Step (Identification): .................................................................. 10 1-6-2 Second Step (SWOT and TALC): ...................................................... 13 1-6-3 Third Step ........................................................................................... 15 1-6-4 Fourth Step ......................................................................................... 15 1-6-4-1 Survey Methodology ....................................................................... 16 1-6-4-2 Cross-sectional study ...................................................................... 17 1-6-4-3 Statistical Society ............................................................................ 17 F 1-6-4-4 Sample size and sampling method .................................................. 18 1-6-4-5 Method of data collection ............................................................... 18 1-6-4-6) Questionnaire design ..................................................................... 19 1-6-4-7 Analyze method .............................................................................. 19 1-6-4-8 content analysis ............................................................................... 20 1-6-4-9) Descriptive statistics methods ....................................................... 20 1-6-4-10 Inferential statistics ....................................................................... 20 1-6-4-11 Reliability of the questionnaire ..................................................... 21 1-7 Research domain ............................................................................... 22 Chapter Two: Theoretical framework ..................................................... 23 2-1 Cultural tourism Definitions ............................................................. 24 2-2 Cultural tourism typology ................................................................. 31 2-3 Museum definitions .......................................................................... 36 2-5 Related Studies .................................................................................. 44 2-5-1 International studies ......................................................................... 44 2-5-2 Internal studies.................................................................................... 55 Chapter Three: Case Study: Cultural tourism in Iran/ museums of Iran/ Iran National Museum ............................................................................ 62 3-1 Identification of cultural tourism resources in Iran .......................... 65 3-1-1 Archaeological sites and museums in Iran ......................................... 69 3-1-2 Architecture (ruins, famous buildings, whole