Handbook of Research Methods in Tourism

Edited by Larry Dwyer, Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Alison Gill, Simon Fraser University, Canada and Neelu Seetaram, Leeds Beckett University, UK

• Contents:PrefacePART I: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS1. Statistical Testing TechniquesGang Li2. Regression AnalysisJaume Rosselló3. Time Series AnalysisShuang Cang and Neelu Seetaram4. Demand Modeling and ForecastingGrace Bo Peng, Haiyan Song and Stephen F. Witt5. Structural Equation ModelingJenny (Jiyeon) Lee and Gerard Kyle6. Discrete Choice Analysis and Experimental DesignClive Morley7. Panel Data AnalysisNeelu Seetaram and Sylvain Petit8. The Almost Ideal Demand SystemSarath Divisekera9. Hedonic Price AnalysisAndreas Papatheodorou, Zheng Lei and Alexandros Apostolakis10. Factor AnalysisLindsay W. Turner and Chau Vu11. Cluster AnalysisLiz Fredline12. Input–Output and SAM ModelsClemente Polo and Elisabeth Valle13. CGE ModelingLarry Dwyer and Tien Duc Pham14. Cost–Benefit AnalysisLarry Dwyer PART II: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODSGayle R. Jennings15. Grounded TheoryOlga Junek and Les Killion16. Ethnographic MethodsKathleen M. Adams17. Focus GroupsCarl Cater and Tiffany Low18. Interview TechniquesNancy Gard McGehee19. Participant ObservationNuno F. Ribeiro and Eric W. Foemmel20. Cross-cultural ApproachesCarla Almeida Santos and Changsup Shim21. Archival ResearchDallen J. Timothy22. Community Case Study ResearchDianne Dredge and Rob Hales PART III: MIXED METHODS23. Content AnalysisSvetlana Stepchenkova24. Meta-analyses of Tourism Research Ulrike Gretzel and Heather Kennedy-Eden25. Network AnalysisEhsan AhmedIndex

'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.'