Handbook of research methods in tourism / edited by Larry Dwyer, Alison Gill, Neelu Seetaram.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dwyer, Larry.

Gill, Alison.

Seetaram, Neelu.

Series:

Elgar original reference.

Elgar original reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Research.

Tourism.

Travel--Research.

Travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This insightful book explores the most important established and emerging qualitative and quantitative research methods in tourism. The authors provide a detailed overview of the nature of the research method, its use in tourism, the advantages and limitations, and future directions for research. 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; adv

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART I QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS; 1 Statistical testing techniques; 2 Regression analysis; 3 Time series analysis; 4 Demand modeling and forecasting; 5 Structural equation modeling; 6 Discrete choice analysis and experimental design; 7 Panel data analysis; 8 The almost ideal demand system; 9 Hedonic price analysis; 10 Factor analysis; 11 Cluster analysis; 12 Input-output and SAM models; 13 CGE modeling; 14 Cost-benefit analysis; PART II QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS; 15 Grounded theory; 16 Ethnographic methods; 17 Focus groups

18 Interview techniques19 Participant observation; 20 Cross-cultural approaches; 21 Archival research; 22 Community case study research; PART III MIXED METHODS; 23 Content analysis; 24 Meta-analyses of tourism research; 25 Network analysis; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-57578-7

9786613888235

1-78100-129-4

OCLC:

811491110