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A Review and Application of Qualitative Research Methodology in Tourism

  • Journal of Tourism Sciences
  • Abbr : JTS
  • 2009, 33(1), pp.11-30
  • Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Social Science > Tourism

Kim Chulwon 1 Hyejin Yoon 1

1경희대학교

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ABSTRACT

The term ‘qualitative research’ might be said something of an enigma. For some time, the issue of what exactly qualitative research is has been at the centre of a great deal of debate within social science. More recently, these debates have gained greater prominence in the field of tourism research. There are many different views about what qualitative research is. This study examined ontology, epistemology and methodology underpinning qualitative research, while the study reflected the empirical tourism studies. This study explored how a qualitative research paradigm could be applied to “tourism experience”. The social construction of meaning is a central theoretical premise in tourism experience. Meaning-making and sense-making are continuous engagement between “tourism actors” involving continuous construction and reconstruction of meanings and/or interpretation of meaning.

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