PROPOSAL FOR QUESTIONNAIRE

THE POTENTIALS AND CONSTRAINTS OF TOURISM IN JAFFNA DISTRICT: A STUDY BASED ON POST-WAR SCENARIO

by M.Vinoj SEU/IS/07/AT/174

ECONOMIC UNIT, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, FACULTY OF ARTS & CULTURE SOUTH EASTERN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA

20 November 2012
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1. Introduction
Primary and secondary data are the ultimate tool to attempt the objectives of a study. Regarding to the study, The Potentials And Constraints Of Tourism In Jaffna District: A Study Based On Post-war Scenario the data is to be collected both via primary and secondary sources. But, compared to secondary sources primary sources have been suggested to use extremely. The reasons why I have preferred primary sources were; Lack of secondary resources related to the study and Tourism was not a significant field before post-war were the reasons to prefer primary sources to this study. Questionnaire survey is one of the data collection methods which is used to collect data from secondary sources. The questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions and other prompts for the purpose of gathering information from respondents which was invented by Sir Francis Galton (Wikipedia, 2012). The questionnaire is used, both for the purpose of collecting secondary data from various kinds of samples and to attempt the objectives of this study.

2. Objectives of the Study

1. To find out the potentials of the peninsulas tourism under the following scenarios. i. ii. iii. Pre-war War Post-war

2. To highlight the barriers of the tourism sector in Jaffna district at the post-war situation. 3. To determine specific recommendations to the government, local community and tourists to enhance the tourism in a sustainable manner of Jaffna district. 3. Samples Based on the above objectives this study is to be practiced in Jaffna district with the support of selected samples. 80 samples have to be selected under the technique of Cluster sampling and those questionnaires have to be issued to the following categories; International tourists, Out of district tourists, Inner district tourists and Local Residents. Questionnaire was prepared under 2 main themes. One is visitors to Jaffna district and the other one is civilians from Jaffna

district. Each 20 samples have to be selected from the classifications of International tourists, Out of district tourists, Inner district tourists and Local residents for the questionnaire survey.

Table 3.1 Classification 1 International tourists Samples Type of questionnaire 20 Tourists who have visited Jaffna.

2 Out of district tourists 20 3 Inner district tourists 4 Local residents Total 20 20 80 Civilians from Jaffna district

3. Language of the Questionnaires Questionnaires were drafted in English and translated into Sinhala and Tamil and delivered to the individuals in their local language. In order, as far as possible, to avoid misunderstanding of the questions, the researchers representatives stayed with the respondents while they were completing the questionnaire.