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Qualitative methods in tourism research : theory and practice /

Qualitative methods in tourism research : theory and practice / - xxvi, 293 pages : ill. ; 26 cm. - Aspects of tourism ; 82 . - Aspects of tourism ; 82. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ontology, epistemology: paradigms and parameters for qualitative approaches to Tourism Research -- A grounded theory approach to tourism -- Ethnographic approaches to Tourism Research -- Phenomenology in leisure and Tourism Research -- Action research and Tourism studies -- Participant observation in cross-cultural Tourism Research -- Aligning Western and indigenous ways of doing Tourism Research -- Qualitative Tourism Research: focus groups -- The interview in Tourism Research -- A mixed methods approach in Tourism Research -- Image use in Tourism Research methodology -- Conclusion.

This volume exposes and illustrates new approaches and thinking in qualitative methods that are being developed and implemented in tourism research. The chapters present an opportunity for social researchers from a range of disciplines to examine how to adapt the wide variety of qualitative approaches to their particular research needs.

9781845416393 9781845416393: £34.95 1845416392 9781845416409 1845416406

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Tourism--Research--Methodology.
Qualitative research--Methodology.
Quantitative research.

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