{"product_id":"handbook-of-research-methods-in-tourism-quantitative-and-qualitative-approaches-9781781001288","title":"Handbook of Research Methods in Tourism: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHandbook of Research Methods in Tourism\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to social scientists, students as well as researchers in tourism who use quantitative and qualitative research techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e: 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. Rosselló, C.A. Santos, N. Seetaram, C. Shim, H. Song, S. Stepchenkova, D.J. Timothy, L.W. Turner, E. Valle, C. Vu, S.F Witt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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.'\u003c\/i\u003e --Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Preface  PART I: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS  1. Statistical Testing Techniques Gang Li  2. Regression Analysis Jaume Rosselló  3. Time Series Analysis Shuang Cang and Neelu Seetaram  4. Demand Modeling and Forecasting Grace Bo Peng, Haiyan Song and Stephen F. Witt  5. Structural Equation Modeling Jenny (Jiyeon) Lee and Gerard Kyle  6. Discrete Choice Analysis and Experimental Design Clive Morley  7. Panel Data Analysis Neelu Seetaram and Sylvain Petit  8. The Almost Ideal Demand System Sarath Divisekera  9. Hedonic Price Analysis Andreas Papatheodorou, Zheng Lei and Alexandros Apostolakis  10. Factor Analysis Lindsay W. Turner and Chau Vu  11. Cluster Analysis Liz Fredline  12. Input–Output and SAM Models Clemente Polo and Elisabeth Valle  13. CGE Modeling Larry Dwyer and Tien Duc Pham  14. Cost–Benefit Analysis Larry Dwyer    PART II: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Gayle R. Jennings  15. Grounded Theory Olga Junek and Les Killion  16. Ethnographic Methods Kathleen M. Adams  17. Focus Groups Carl Cater and Tiffany Low  18. Interview Techniques Nancy Gard McGehee  19. Participant Observation Nuno F. Ribeiro and Eric W. Foemmel  20. Cross-cultural Approaches Carla Almeida Santos and Changsup Shim  21. Archival Research Dallen J. Timothy  22. Community Case Study Research Dianne Dredge and Rob Hales   PART III: MIXED METHODS 23. Content Analysis Svetlana Stepchenkova  24. Meta-analyses of Tourism Research  Ulrike Gretzel and Heather Kennedy-Eden  25. Network Analysis Ehsan Ahmed  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53190520570199,"sku":"9781781001288","price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/handbook-of-research-methods-in-tourism-quantitative-and-qualitative-approaches-9781781001288","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}