Current agritourism literature: What methods did researchers prefer?
Agritourism is a common diversification strategy of farms and an important research topic, especially considering sustainable rural development. This study analysed current scientific literature (2019-2023) in the field of agritourism from the perspective of methodology. Publications from f...
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Serbian Geographical Society
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2024/0350-35932402109S.pdf |
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| Summary: | Agritourism is a common diversification strategy of farms and an important
research topic, especially considering sustainable rural development. This
study analysed current scientific literature (2019-2023) in the field of
agritourism from the perspective of methodology. Publications from five
scientific journals which were identified as the most relevant for this
field of research, were analysed. Articles with keywords agritourism or
agri-tourism in the title were selected and a sample of 53 articles was
identified. Articles were grouped into studies focused on secondary data
analysis and original studies which were further categorized based on
research choices, primary data collection methods and sampling techniques.
It was found that 10 articles focused on secondary data analysis, whilst
more than 80% of research was original. More than half of original
scientific studies opted for quantitative data collection and analysis,
followed by qualitative methods (28%), mixed model (9%) and mixed methods
(7%). The questionnaire method was identified as the main data collection
technique in current agritourism literature. Although, pilot testing was
rarely conducted. Current literature on agritourism doesn’t seem to be
focused on generalising the findings, as non-probability sampling
techniques were more frequently selected than probability sampling. Other
than questionnaires, in-depth interviews, structured observation,
participant observation and semi-structured interviews were used for
collecting data. However, the type of interview or observation were not
always specified. Approximately 13.2% of publications in the sample
researched agritourism from an international context. By reviewing current
agritourism literature, our aim was to present its focus from the
methodology perspective, thus contributing to a clearer understanding of
research directions in the agritourism scientific field. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-3593 2406-078X |