Planning research in hospitality and tourism / Levent Altinay and Alexandros Paraskevas.
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TextPublication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.Description: x, 247 pages. ; 25 cmISBN: - 0750681101
- 9780750681100
- 338.4791072 ALT
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 338.4791072 ALT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100338657 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Planning Research in Hospitality and Tourism provides a concise and clear approach to planning research projects which are a necessity in most hospitality and tourism courses taught at degree level. The text considers the particular characteristics of the hospitality and tourism industry, whilst providing a balanced approach toward both quantitative and qualitative methods of research. The text also carefully considers the international aspect of the industry and the people it employees, which supports the books aims of: * Providing an excellent understanding of the basic principles of conducting research, in a straight forward ¿no nonsense¿ guide * Carefully considering the particular characteristics of the hospitality and tourism sectors in relation to embarking on a research project in the area * Including in each chapter an ¿International Dimension¿ section, as well as case studies, questions and reflections on the research process
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Chapter 1 Getting Started
- Chapter 2 Developing Academic Reading Skills
- Chapter 3 Developing Literature Review Skills
- Chapter 4 Research Philosophies, Approaches and Strategies
- Chapter 5 Sampling
- Chapter 6 Data Collection Techniques
- Chapter 7 Writing Your Research Proposal
- Chapter 8 Conducting the Fieldwork
- Chapter 9 Analysis of Qualitative Data
- Chapter 10 Quantitative Data Analysis
- Chapter 11 Writing Up the Dissertation