Meaning not measurement: Using ethnography to bring a deeper understanding to the participant experience of festivals and events

International Journal of Event and Festival Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-85

  Holloway, Immy ^a   Brown, Lorraine ^a   Shipway, Richard ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entertainment; Ethnography; Festivals; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862987738     PISSN: 17582954     EISSN: 17582962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17852951011029315     Document Type: Review

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