Researching Leisure, Sport and Tourism
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Researching Leisure, Sport and Tourism by Jonathan A Long
What are the essential research methods for students studying leisure, sport and tourism? What are the main benefits in competing research methods, and how can you avoid gremlins in the research process? This book deals with these questions.
This book would be useful for any leisure, sport, or tourism student who has no previous knowledge of research methodsIts style and language make it particularly useful for first year students in degree or diploma programs... well conceived and easy to read and understand. -- Annals of Tourism Research
I like this book very much. The style of writing is wonderfully clear and the author explains areas such as sampling and significance in a much better way than many very well known texts. It will be an incredibly useful book for students. Though the author eschews a recipe book approach there is a nice balance between reflecting on method and showing the reader how to do research through a pragmatic, best practice approach. -- Malcolm Williams
I like this book very much. The style of writing is wonderfully clear and the author explains areas such as sampling and significance in a much better way than many very well known texts. It will be an incredibly useful book for students. Though the author eschews a recipe book approach there is a nice balance between reflecting on method and showing the reader how to do research through a pragmatic, best practice approach. -- Malcolm Williams
Initially trained as a geographer, Jonathan has now been researching in the field of leisure studies for 30 years. Prior to joining Leeds Metropolitan University, he was Research Director at the Tourism and Recreation Research Unit and the Centre for Leisure Research in Edinburgh. His experience embraces all stages of the research process from design to dissemination and his research utilises both quantitative and qualitative research techniques. He has extensive experience of managing external contracts having now directed or jointly directed some fifty projects. In the past he has also chaired the management committee of Theatre Workshop (Edinburgh) and been on the marketing and promotion working group for Jazz Platform. Jonathan was also a founding member of the Editorial Board of the journal, Leisure Studies, and has been its Book Reviews Editor and Managing Editor. He is an Academician of the Academy for Learned Societies in the Social Sciences and a member of the Accreditation Panel for the Racial Equality Standard for Professional Football Clubs.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780761944546 |
| ISBN 10 | 0761944540 |
| Title | Researching Leisure, Sport and Tourism |
| Author | Jonathan A Long |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2007-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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