ABSTRACT

The first to focus solely upon qualitative research in tourism, this book combines discussions of the philosophies underpinning qualitative research, with reflexive chapters that demonstrate how these techniques can be used.

Incorporating a range of case studies written by leading international scholars, this book makes clear the ways in which these pieces of research have been informed by the authors' epistemological, ontological and methodological standpoint. Based on a range of empirical tourism studies set in the context of theoretical discussion, it demonstrates the benefits of using a range of qualitative approaches to research tourism, exploring the ways in which a number of techniques, including participants observation, memory work, biographical diaries, focus groups and visual exercises, have been adopted by researchers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds to undertake empirical research in tourism.

An indispensable text for final year undergraduates, Masters and PhD students embarking on research in the field, it also will be a valuable title for academics with an interest in either tourism research or qualitative methodology. Linking theory with research practice, it offers a holistic account of qualitative research in tourism.

part |2 pages

PART I Key ontological, epistemological and methodological issues in social science

chapter 1|3 pages

Progress in qualitative research in tourism

Epistemology, ontology and methodology

chapter 3|3 pages

Knowing about tourism

Epistemological issues

chapter |11 pages

Problematising tourism knowledge

chapter 4|4 pages

A primer in ontological craft

The creative capture of people and places through qualitative research

chapter 5|19 pages

Ontological craft in tourism studies

The productive mapping of identity and image in tourism settings

chapter |15 pages

Terms of embodiment

chapter 7|18 pages

Standpoint research

Multiple versions of reality in tourism theorising and research

chapter 8|19 pages

Reflexivity and tourism research

Situating myself and/with others

chapter |3 pages

Criteria of trustworthiness

chapter |2 pages

Triangulation

chapter |3 pages

Summary

chapter 10|11 pages

New wine in old bottles

An adjustment of priorities in the anthropological study of tourism

chapter |4 pages

Acknowledgement

part |2 pages

Part II From research theory to practice

chapter 12|3 pages

The research process as a journey

From positivist traditions into the realms of qualitative inquiry

chapter |8 pages

Method

chapter |3 pages

Critique and evaluation

chapter |2 pages

Reflecting upon the ‘journey’

chapter |2 pages

Questions

chapter 13|21 pages

Let your data do the talking

Researching the solo travel experiences of British and American women

chapter 14|8 pages

The life and work history methodology

A discussion of its potential use for tourism and hospitality research

chapter |9 pages

Work history analysis

chapter |2 pages

Questions

chapter 15|8 pages

Memory-work

chapter |10 pages

Phase 2: The collective meets

chapter 17|15 pages

Shared benefits

Longitudinal research in eastern Indonesia

chapter |4 pages

Summary

chapter 18|13 pages

Translators, trust and truth

Cross-cultural issues in sustainable tourism research