Pabel, Anja, and Pearce, Philip L. (2015) Applying Flyvbjerg's phronetic social science questions to tourism humour studies. In: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference. 21. pp. 260-269. From: CAUTHE 2015: 25th Annual Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference: rising tides and sea changes, 2-5 February 2015, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

This study has two major goals. It discusses and presents Flyvbjerg's four value-rational questions for framing the value and direction of any area of tourism study. Secondly, it applies this framework to the topic of humour in tourism. The specific humour studies to be discussed include research on tourists' humour appreciation across a total of six Australian tourism settings. Analysis revealed that humour has contributed to making tourism experiences more enjoyable, entertaining and engaging. Flyvbjerg's framework to evaluate the findings of the studies was shown to offer searching challenges to the directions of the specific work and produce a range of recommendations for the broader topic of interest. The wider use of this pivotal social science appraisal of study topics is itself recommended.

Item ID:	43180
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	978-0-9870507-6-2
Keywords:	phronetic social science, humour, tourism experience, practicality of research findings
Related URLs:	http://cauthe.org/
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2016 03:25
FoR Codes:	15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 1506 Tourism > 150606 Tourist Behaviour and Visitor Experience @ 100%
SEO Codes:	90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9003 Tourism > 900302 Socio-Cultural Issues in Tourism @ 100%
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