Qualitative Methods in Tourism Research Theory and Practice

by Hillman, Wendy; Radel, Kylie

• ISBN13: 9781845416393
• ISBN10: 1845416392
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-01-31
• Publisher: Channel View Publications

Summary

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. The chapters provide readers with a context and practical application examples for each method. They present a distinctive opportunity for social researchers from a range of disciplines, in particular tourism, to examine how to adapt the wide variety of qualitative approaches to their particular research needs.

Author Biography

Wendy Hillman is Senior Lecturer in sociology at Central Queensland University, Australia. Her research interests include qualitative social research, urban and rural sociology, gender studies, and the tourist industry in Nepal. Kylie Radel is Senior Lecturer in marketing and tourism at Central Queensland University, Australia. Her research interests include Indigenous social justice, sustainable lifestyles and qualitative research methodologies.

Table of Contents

Marg Deery: Foreword

1. Wendy Hillman and Kylie Radel: Introduction

2. Les Killion and Rickie Fisher: Ontology, Epistemology: Paradigms and Parameters for Qualitative Approaches to Tourism Research

3. Kylie Radel and Wendy Hillman: A Grounded Theory Approach to Tourism

4. Amie Matthews: Ethnographic Approaches to Tourism Research

5. Laura Sophia Fendt: Phenomenology in Leisure and Tourism Research

6. Gayle Jennings: Action Research and Tourism Studies

7. Kylie Radel: Participant Observation in Cross-Cultural Tourism Research

8. Kylie Radel: Aligning Western and Indigenous Ways of Doing Tourism Research: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach

9. Carolyn Daniels, Wendy Hillman and Kylie Radel: Qualitative Tourism Research: Focus Groups

10. Felicity Picken: The Interview in Tourism Research

11. Benjamin Lucca Iaquinto: A Mixed Methods Approach in Tourism Research

12. Trini Esponisa Abascal, Martin Fluker and Min Jiang: Image-Use in Tourism Research Methodology

13. Wendy Hillman: Conclusion