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This edited collection captures the intersection between migration,
mobility and childhood studies. Contributors explore
under-researched child and youth short-term and micro movements
within major migration fluxes that occur in response to migration
and global change.
This handbook addresses the history, organization and central
debates in the field of leisure studies. More than thirty chapters
from leading international scholars are presented in five clearly
defined parts. These examine the origins of leisure studies; review
and evaluate the contributions and approaches to leisure studies of
key social science disciplines; provide a guide to core questions
in the organization of leisure that recur in the literature;
consider locations and forms of leisure; and consider the key
themes that run through debates as the subject has matured in a
central part of the social science canon. Critically summing up the
achievements of the field and providing an agenda for future debate
and research, it offers an invaluable resource for students,
scholars and lecturers.
This handbook addresses the history, organization and central
debates in the field of leisure studies. More than 30 chapters from
leading international scholars are presented in 5 clearly defined
parts. These examine the origins of leisure studies; review and
evaluate the contributions and approaches to leisure studies of key
social science disciplines; provide a guide to core questions in
the organization of leisure that recur in the literature; consider
locations and forms of leisure; and consider the key themes that
run through debates as the subject has matured in a central part of
the social science canon. Critically summing up the achievements of
the field and providing an agenda for future debate and research,
it offers an invaluable resource for students, scholars and
lecturers.
Now in its fifth 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 approach to data collection and
analysis Practical guidance on conducting research and writing
reports, showing 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 Extensive web-based support materials New to this
edition The fifth edition has been fully updated throughout and
includes additional material on: Management and policy-related
research methods EndNote bibliographic referencing software Notes
on additional methods including: big data, discourse analysis,
multiple correspondence analysis, netnography/web-based research,
people meters For the analysis of quantitative data, SPSS is
updated to version 23 For qualitative data analysis, the guide to
NVivo software is updated to version 11.
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