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Tourism, Tourists and Society: tutor´s pack – Richard Sharpley

fourth edition – January 2008

Tutor's Pack CD for licensed use GBP129.00. Available only direct from Elm Publications.

Also available as hard copy on special order ISBN 9781854504487, GBP159.00, as an A4 looseleaf binder with plastic wallets, includes maps and tables as OHPs

A full set of classroom materials linked to the book. Specially-written and tested notes, exercises, maps and diagrams, coloured photographs, full-colour slides/OHPs for tutor and class use. Sample available as full Pack is supplied on firm order only and is non-returnable.

Introduction
The Author
Contents
List of Slide/OHPs and Figures
Sample Topic

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Introduction by Richard Sharpley

This tutor's Pack contains a collection of in-class exercises, research exercises, assignments and essay titles, supported by SLIDES/OHPs, case studies and other materials, and is designed to be used by tutors in conjunction with the book Tourism, Tourists and Society. For ease of use, the exercises are laid out according to the book's chapter headings and each section is introduced by a brief summary of the relevant chapter. Additionally, further reading is suggested for each chapter. To derive most benefit from the materials and exercises, tutors should ensure that students have read the appropriate chapter or section as indicated prior to undertaking the exercises.

Each section of this Pack contains exercises and assignments that vary in length, content and complexity and which may be adapted according to the needs of different courses and student groups. The emphasis is on student participation and the development of both academic and practical skills, such as report writing, questionnaire design and making presentations. Owing to the nature of the subject, many exercises also involve class discussion and debate, the main purpose being to broaden students' consideration and understanding of the issues raised. Nevertheless, each section also includes suggested essay titles for a more formal, academic approach to assessment.

The exercises include:

  1. Informal class activities
  2. Role-play exercises
  3. Individual/group presentations
  4. Report/article writing
  5. Research activities

The sociological perspective adopted in Tourism, Tourists and Society is designed to encourage students to develop a broad-based approach to the study of tourism. The book provides the basis for a complete course, such as the Sociology and Anthropology of Tourism module taught at Luton, but it also develops many topics covered in more general tourism courses. The materials and exercises contained in this Pack are suggested means of supporting and generating such an approach; they may be used as presented here but, equally, it is hoped that tutors may adapt or augment the exercises with their own ideas and materials in order to suit different teaching and learning strategies, different levels and different student needs. Richard Sharpley, Northumbria University, October 2008

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The Author

Dr. Richard Sharpley is Professor in Tourism Management at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston

The author of a number of tourism books, including Tourism, and Leisure in the Countryside, 5th Edition (Elm Publications, October 2007), and journal articles, he lectures in rural tourism, the sociology of tourism and the role of tourism in international development.

His research interests include rural tourism, the consumption of tourism, and island tourism development with a particular focus on Cyprus.

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Contents

Each chapter has an introduction, readings, and aims of the exercises, followed by sample essay titles.

Chapter 1: Tourism: a socialogical approach

Chapter 2: The Evolution of Tourism

Chapter 3: Tourism, modernity and postmodernity

Chapter 4: Tourists: roles and typologies

Chapter 5: Tourism and tourist motivation

Chapter 6: The consumption of tourism

Chapter 7: Tourism: the spiritual dimension

Chapter 8: Tourism and authenticity

Chapter 9: Tourism and development

Chapter 10: The tourist-host relationship

Chapter 11: Tourism: socio-cultural consequences

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List of Slide/OHPs and Figures

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Sample Topic

Please choose a topic to test with your students. Send us an Email, telephone, or write to us, we will email/post you the material to try.

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