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Tourism Research Methods: Integrating Theory with Practice (PDF eBook)


Tourism Research Methods: Integrating Theory with Practice (PDF eBook)

eBook by Ritchie, Brent W./Burns, Peter M./Palmer, Catherine A.

Tourism Research Methods: Integrating Theory with Practice (PDF eBook)

£32.60

ISBN:
9781845930967
Publication Date:
14 Jun 2005
Publisher:
CABI
Imprint:
CAB International
Pages:
256 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
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Tourism Research Methods: Integrating Theory with Practice (PDF eBook)

Description

This book aims to address the divide between business and social science theory by integrating theory with practice through the inclusion of specific tourism research case studies alongside research theory.

Contents

1: Introduction: Reflections on the Practice of Research, B Ritchie, P Burns and C Palmer 2: Ethics in Tourism Research: Objectivities and Personal Perspectives, C Ryan, University of Waikato Management School, New Zealand 3: Feminist and Gender Perspectives in Leisure and Tourism Research, C Aitchison, University of the West of England, UK 4: The Case Study in Tourism Research: A Multi-Method Case Study Approach, S Beeton, La Trobe University, Australia 5: Using Visual Evidence: The Case of Cannibal Tours, P Burns and J Lester, University of Brighton, UK 6: Action Ethnography: Using Participant Observation, S Cole, Buckinghamshire and Chilterns University College, UK 7: Tourism Research Practices and Tourist Geographies, D Crouch, University of Derby, UK 8: Revisiting Delphi: The Delphi Technique in Tourism Research, B Garrod, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK, and A Fyall, Bournemouth University 9: Interviewing: A Focus on Qualitative Techniques, G Jennings, Central Queensland University, Australia 10: Applying the Mystery Shopper Technique: The Case of Lunn Poly, G Miller, University of Surrey, UK, S Hudson, University of Calgary, Canada, and R Turner, TUI-UK, UK 11: Longitudinal Research Methods, J R B Ritchie, University of Calgary, Canada 12: Framing Analysis: Examining Mass Mediated Tourism Narratives, C Santos, University of Illinois, USA 13: GIS Techniques in Tourism and Recreation Planning: Application to Wildlife Tourism, P Tremblay, Charles Darwin University, Australia 14: A Qualitative Approach to the Ethical Consumer: The Use of Focus Groups for Cognitive Consumer Research in Tourism, C Weeden, University of Brighton, UK 15: Content Analysis, C M Hall and A Valentin, University of Otago, New Zealand 16: Using Cluster Analysis to Segment a Sample of Australian Ecotourists, D Weaver and L Lawton, University of South Carolina, USA 17: The Future of Tourism Research, C M Hall

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