Qualitative Methods in Tourism Research

Höfundar: Wendy Hillman; ‚ÄéKylie Radel (Útgáfa: 1)
Qualitative Methods in Tourism Research

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This volume seeks to expose and illustrate new approaches and thinking in qualitative methods that are being developed and implemented in tourism research. The contributions bring together various qualitative methods and approaches while also providing suggestions for the juxtaposition of qualitative and quantitative methods in mixed methods research. The book has been written with a cross-disciplinary approach which provides an insight into the art of research development from business, sociology and tourism perspectives.

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Útgefandi
Ingram Publisher Services UK- Academic
ISBN
9781845416423
Print ISBN
9781845416393
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
1
Höfundar
Wendy Hillman; ‚ÄéKylie Radel
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2018-01-05
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover-Page
  • Half-Title Page
  • Series
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Where Qualitative Methods Meet Quantitative Methods
  • Ethics in Qualitative Research
  • Structure of this Text
  • 1 Ontology, Epistemology: Paradigms and Parameters for Qualitative Approaches to Tourism Research
  • The Nature of Qualitative Research
  • Qualitative vs Quantitative Research
  • The Lexicons of Qualitative and Quantitative Research
  • What Do We Mean ‘Paradigm’?
  • Some Perspectives on the Components of a Qualitative Research Paradigm
  • A Note on ‘Mixed Methods’
  • The Relevance for Tourism Research
  • Conclusion
  • 2 A Grounded Theory Approach to Tourism
  • Overview of Grounded Theory and Background to its Common Usage
  • Research Contexts
  • Grounded Theory in Practice
  • Some Final Thoughts
  • 3 Ethnographic Approaches to Tourism Research
  • What is Ethnography?
  • Ethnographic Fieldwork
  • Ethnographic Writing: Process and Product
  • The Complexities of Doing Ethnography: Considering Issues of Subjectivity and Objectivity
  • Ethnography in Tourism Studies
  • Types of Ethnographic Research
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Phenomenology in Leisure and Tourism Research
  • Phenomenology: The Study of Lived Experiences
  • Research Processes and Presentation
  • Phenomenology as a Method for Studying Tourism and Leisure Experiences
  • Case Study: ‘What it is Like to be a Surfer Girl’: Interpretive Phenomenology for Investigating Women’s Surfing Experiences
  • Final Thoughts
  • 5 Action Research and Tourism Studies
  • Overview of Action Research and Background to its Common Usage
  • Engaging in Action Research
  • Cyclic Processes of Action Research
  • Research Contexts
  • Determining Quality in Action Research
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Participant Observation in Cross-Cultural Tourism Research
  • Observation, Participant-Observation and Naturalistic Inquiry
  • Naturalistic Inquiry and Participant-Observation
  • Membership and Cross-Cultural Tourism Research: Inconsistencies and Conflicts
  • A New Model of Research Partnering for Cross-Cultural Tourism Research
  • Case Study: Application of the Model to an Indigenous Tourism Research Context
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Aligning Western and Indigenous Ways of Doing Tourism Research: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach
  • Indigenous Epistemologies, Ontologies and Axiologies: The Natures of Knowing, Being and Values
  • Partnering, Participation and Benefit Sharing
  • Ownership of Knowledge and Informed Consent
  • Indigenous Ways of Doing Research
  • Synthesising a Framework for Indigenous Research
  • Aligning Indigenous and Western Research
  • ‘Am I Doing it Right?’: A Constructivist–Interpretive Paradigm Informed by Indigenous Research Perspectives
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Qualitative Tourism Research: Focus Groups
  • What Are Focus Groups?
  • Purpose of Focus Groups
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Focus Groups for Qualitative Data Collection
  • Role of the Facilitator
  • Focus Group Participants
  • Group Composition
  • Conducting a Focus Group
  • Why Use Focus Groups in Tourism?
  • Case Study: Mindful Memories: Using Focus Groups to Gather Data in Transformative Heritage Tourism Experiences
  • Conclusion
  • 9 The Interview in Tourism Research
  • Talking to People
  • The Value of Talking to People in Tourism Research
  • Structured, semi-structured and unstructured (in-depth) interviews
  • Tourism-Related People
  • Interviews and Stakeholder Research
  • Interviews and Technology
  • Case Study: Interviewing in Action: Understanding a Controversial Tourist Development
  • Tacking Back and Forth: The Interview Process
  • Concluding Remarks on the Limits of the Interview Method
  • 10 A Mixed Methods Approach in Tourism Research
  • Philosophies of Mixed Methods Research
  • Classifying Mixed Methods Research
  • A Review of Mixed Methods Tourism Research
  • Case Study: A Mixed Methods Approach in Tourism Research
  • A Concurrent Nested Mixed Methods Design
  • Research Design
  • Conclusion
  • 11 Image Use in Tourism Research Methodology
  • Theories on Destination and Activity Choice in Tourism
  • The Use of Visual Methods in Tourism Research
  • The Development of a Photo-based Ranking-Sorting Procedure
  • Mixing Methods
  • Case Study: An Application of the Photo-based Ranking-Sorting Procedure in a Tourism Project
  • Results
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • 12 Conclusion
  • Index