Qualitative Methods in Tourism Research : Theory and Practice

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Contributors -- Foreword / Deery, Margaret -- Introduction / Hillman, Wendy / Radel, Kylie -- 1. Ontology, Epistemology: Paradigms and Parameters for Qualitative Approaches to Tourism Research / Killion, Les / Fisher, Rickie -- 2. A Grounded Theory Approach to Tourism / Radel, Kylie / Hillman, Wendy -- 3. Ethnographic Approaches to Tourism Research / Matthews, Amie -- 4. Phenomenology in Leisure and Tourism Research / Fendt, Laura Sophia -- 5. Action Research and Tourism Studies / Jennings, Gayle -- 6. Participant Observation in Cross-Cultural Tourism Research / Radel, Kylie -- 7. Aligning Western and Indigenous Ways of Doing Tourism Research: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach / Radel, Kylie -- 8. Qualitative Tourism Research: Focus Groups / Daniels, Carolyn / Hillman, Wendy / Radel, Kylie -- 9. The Interview in Tourism Research / Picken, Felicity -- 10. A Mixed Methods Approach in Tourism Research / Iaquinto, Benjamin Lucca -- 11. Image Use in Tourism Research Methodology / Espinosa Abascal, Trini / Fluker, Martin / Jiang, Min -- 12. Conclusion / Hillman, Wendy -- Index