Commentary: Tourism geography as the subject of North American Doctoral dissertations and Master's theses, 1951-98

The online version of Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) was examined to determine the extent of PhD and Master's level research in tourism geography. Five subject headings - tourism, tourist, travel, traveller and ecotourism - were searched and entries with 'geography' as the...

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Published inTourism geographies Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 140 - 156
Main Author Meyer-Arendt, Klaus J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2000
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Dissertation Research
Tourism Geography
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ISSN1461-6688
1470-1340
DOI10.1080/14616680050027860

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Summary:The online version of Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) was examined to determine the extent of PhD and Master's level research in tourism geography. Five subject headings - tourism, tourist, travel, traveller and ecotourism - were searched and entries with 'geography' as the key descriptor extracted. These entries were further evaluated as to their emphasis upon tourism prior to their final listing. A total of 66 PhD dissertations and 22 Master's theses were recorded for the 1951-98 period. The 1990s was the most productive period of graduate-level research in tourism geography, and several universities - mostly in Canada - were the leaders in awarding Master's and PhD degrees to specialists in tourism geography.
ISSN:1461-6688
1470-1340
DOI:10.1080/14616680050027860