Researching and writing dissertations in hospitality and tourism /
Mona A. Clark ... [et al.].
- 1st ed.
- London ; Boston : International Thomson Business Press, 1998.
- x, 281 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Tourism and hospitality management series .
- Series in tourism and hospitality management .
Part 1 GETTING STARTED: What is research for and what does it involve? Thinking about doing: choosing a topic. Choosing a research method. Describing research objectives through mapping sentences. The uses of classification systems and typologies. Managing the research process:a basic framework.- Part 2 KEY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS: Sampling-choosing your subjects. Questionaire design. Quality and quantity:some miscellaneous methods. Measuring attitudes. Interviewing. So just what is ethnography?.- Part 3 KEY STATISTICAL QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES: An introduction to statistical terms and concepts. The concept of probability theory. Descriptive statistics. Statistical tests. Measures of association.- Part 4 WRITING YOUR DISSERTATION: Key techniques in writing up your dissertation. The oral presentation of dissertation findings .-