Description
Each chapter is structured to provide information on: the nature of the technique and its evolution; background and types of problems that the technique is designed to handle; applications of the technique to tourism, including discussion of studies that have used the technique and their findings; advantages and limitations of the technique conceptually and for policy formulation; and further developments and applications of the technique in tourism research.
Handbook of Research Methods in Tourism will appeal to social scientists, students as well as researchers in tourism who use quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
Contributors: K.M. Adams, E. Ahmed, A. Apostolakis, S. Cang, C. Cater, S. Divisekera, D. Dredge, L. Dwyer, E.W. Foemmel, L. Fredline, A. Gill, U. Gretzel, R. Hales, G.R. Jennings, O. Junek, H. Kennedy-Eden, L. Killion, G. Kyle, J. Lee, Z. Lei, G. Li, T. Low, N.G. McGehee, C. Morley, A. Papatheodorou, G.B. Peng, S. Petit, T.D. Pham, C. Polo, N.F. Ribeiro, J. Rossello, C.A. Santos, N. Seetaram, C. Shim, H. Song, S. Stepchenkova, D.J. Timothy, L.W. Turner, E. Valle, C. Vu, S.F Witt
About the Author
Edited by Larry Dwyer, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Alison Gill, Simon Fraser University, Canada and Neelu Seetaram, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Reviews
'This is an excellent book which significantly contributes to tourism research and education. It takes a rigorous yet readable style to address twenty five of the most pertinent quantitative and qualitative techniques applied in tourism research. The book will appeal to a wider readership of social scientists as well as to scholars of tourism as each chapter provides a thorough overview and explanation of the techniques irrespective of their tourism application.' -- Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK
Book Information
ISBN 9781781955956
Author Larry Dwyer
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd