Authors
Rachel A I’Anson, Karen A Smith
Publication date
2004/5/1
Source
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
19-32
Description
The honours project or dissertation is a significant form of assessment in the undergraduate curriculum. This paper reviews the pedagogical literature on the undergraduate research project and, drawing on qualitative research with undergraduate tourism management students, the student perspective of undertaking a research project is explored. Motivations for topic choice include personal interest, career aspirations, and perceived ease of access to primary data or the literature. The paper discusses barriers in the research process commonly experienced by students, for example, data collection and access problems. The research highlights implications for the design, implementation and supervision of projects within degree programmes.
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