Quantitative versus qualitative tourism research

Walle, Alf H.

doi:10.1016/s0160-7383(96)00055-2

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“…Qualitative research methods nowadays are widely used in tourism research e.g. Esterby-Smith et al (2002), Miles & Huberman (1994), and Walle (1997) in tourism research, anthropologists and sociologists have used qualitative research (Decrop, 1999;Riley & Love, 2000). When it comes to economy, geography, psychology or marketing, researchers tend to use quantitative approaches (Decrop, 1999).…”

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Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities

Aref¹,

Redzuan²,

Gill³

2009

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This paper investigates the community perceptions toward economic and environmental impacts of tourism in Shiraz, Iran. Special focus is on the differences in perceptions between the Old and New Districts of Shiraz. The study demonstrates that there are broadly similar views among the community leaders and community residents from both districts of Shiraz. In fact, a high percentage of the answers obtained highlighted positive aspects environmental and economic impacts of tourism toward local communities. According to the survey, the strongest and favourable perceptions toward tourism impacts are found to be linked with environmental aspects and while economic matters are found to be the least favourable in terms of the perceived impacts on tourism. T-test analysis of the study indicates that there is no significant difference between community leaders' perceptions in both districts of Shiraz City. Results drew from discussion with the target group show that the community residents have positive perceptions toward economic and environmental impacts of tourism with only minor differences with each other.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Community Perceptions toward Economic and Environmental Impacts of Tourism on Local Communities

Aref¹,

Redzuan²,

Gill³

2009

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“…This may not occur within an etic framework where the researcher presupposes knowledge of the dominant ways in which tourists will view a topic and therefore, typically uses structured responses and coding schemes. The core ideas underlying an emic approach have been supported by the rise of critical and interpretive paradigms in tourism study (Walle, 1997;DeCrop, 2004;Tribe, 2009;Jennings, 2010). The power and direction given to the present research by adopting an emic approach lies in ensuring that the as yet unknown reactions by tourists to dead zones can be richly described rather than implied from the researchers' judgements.…”

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Tourism in Technology Dead Zones: Documenting Experiential Dimensions

Pearce

Gretzel

2012

International Journal of Tourism Sciences

112

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In the last decade, the way tourists use communication technology has become a strong focus of tourism research. Nevertheless there are some locations where there is limited or no internet technology access. These locations can be labeled dead zones. The aims of the present research focus on how tourists think about and react to situations where their normal connectivity with their larger social and information world is disrupted. This study uses the results from five focus groups as well as considerable supporting literature to map the kinds of experiential outcomes tourists report when they are in dead zones. The work reviews tourists' positive and negative experiential outcomes arising from operating outside of their usual technology support systems. In particular the study found that there are major tensions arising from dead zone tourism; specifically stress related to social communication, work communication, safety versus escape, and refreshing or learning the skills of being fully engaged with the present company and setting. In the last decade, the way tourists use communication technology has become a strong focus of tourism research. Nevertheless there are some locations where there is limited or no internet technology access. These locations can be labelled dead zones. The aims of the present research focus on how tourists think about and react to situations where their normal connectivity with their larger social and information world is disrupted. This study uses the results from five focus groups as well as considerable supporting literature to map the kinds of experiential outcomes tourists report when they are in dead zones. The work reviews tourists' positive and negative experiential outcomes arising from operating outside of their usual technology support systems. In particular the study found that there are major tensions arising from dead zone tourism; specifically stress related to social communication, work communication, safety versus escape, and refreshing or learning the skills of being fully engaged with the present company and setting.

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“…In its early phase, research was dominated by quantitative methods (Walle, 1997) but qualitative research is now increasingly popular (Goodson and Philimore, 2004). Whilst researchers have comprehensively examined the procedures of quantitative and qualitative research, a notable gap in the literature remains -that of conceptual research -where meanings and methods are less well understood.…”

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confidence: 99%