Research methods for leisure and tourism : a practical guide

Now in its fourth edition, Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism has become the ultimate reference text for both students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and practising managers.

This book combines comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods with step-by step guidance through research software including Excel, SPSS and NVivo.

Key features

Coverage of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, ensuring a balanced analysis
Practical guidance on conducting research and writing reports, showing you the ‘how’ as well as the ‘what’
Detailed coverage of the development of conceptual frameworks for research, research design, analytical methods and the composition of research reports, providing everything required to conduct a research project
International case studies and extensive examples from the leisure and tourism literature
Questions, exercises and further reading for each chapter