Quality Tourism Experiences or Introduction to Health Care Delivery

Quality Tourism Experiences

Author: Gayle Jennings

Business/ Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism

Quality Tourism Experiences

Gayle Jennings and Norma Nickerson

"This is an important book that raises the level of scholarship in the tourism field... an essential read for anyone interested in tourism experiences... In addition, the book draws together authors from different countries, backgrounds, interdisciplinary interests, and research methodologies. Consequently, Quality Tourism Experiences provides a model that will enable researchers to work together to examine an area and provide multiple representations and interpretations of that area."
— Charles R. Goeldner, Professor Emeritus of Tourism, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado

"In an era of competition, speed, and quantity, a reflective piece of work on meaning, experience, and quality from a group of leading tourism researchers is of paramount value. This collection will prompt tourism planners and marketers to think about the real purpose and true benefits of tourism development. This should be on the "must read" list for tourism students and practitioners."
— Cathy Hsu, Associate Head and Graduate Programs Director, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

"This is a very unique book unlike the ones we have seen in the field. The connection between tourism and quality experiences and quality of life has always been implied and assumed. The collections of both essays and empirical works in this edited volume bring out the essence and true meaning of engaging in tourism and leisure activities in life. This book would be of great interest to tourism professionals and practitioners alikeat all levels."
— Muzaffer Uysal, Professor of Tourism Research, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Quality Tourism Experience draws together writers from different backgrounds, interdisciplinary interests and research methodologies, and as a consequence, the book provides a model of the way researchers can work together to illuminate an area and to provide multiple representations and interpretations of that area. Moreover the book demonstrates interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and intradisciplinary approaches and collaborations. The authors investigate the role of the mass media, the role of travel providers, the role of host communities, the role of tourists, and the role of "government" at all its levels.

Quality Tourism Experiences acknowledges and investigates the multiple meanings of quality tourism experiences, the diverse contexts in which tourism occurs, and the varied stakeholders associated directly or indirectly with the phenomenon of tourism.

Gayle Jennings is Associate Professor of Marketing and Tourism, Central Queensland University, Australia.
Norma Nickerson is Professor and Director of the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research, University of Montana, USA.

Table of Contents:

Chapter One: Perspectives on Quality Tourism Experiences:
An Introduction

Gayle Jennings

Chapter 2: State of Knowledge
Mass Media and its Relationship to Perceptions of Quality

Sue Beeton Heather E. Bowen Carla Almeida Santos

Chapter 3: Constructing Quality, Constructing Reality

Heather E. Bowen Carla Santos

Chapter 4: Mediating Meaning:
Perspectives on Brokering Quality Tourist Experiences

Gayle Jennings Betty Weiler

Chapter 5: Connecting Experiences to Quality:
Understanding the Meanings Behind Visitors' Experiences

Kathleen Andereck Kelly Bricker Deb Kerstetter Norma Nickerson

Chapter 6: Saravanua ni vanua:
Exploring Sense of Place in the Rural Highlands of Fiji

Kelly S. Bricker Deborah Kerstetter

Chapter 7: Linking Quality Tourism Experiences,
Residents' Quality of Life and Quality Experiences For Tourists

Barbara A. Carmichael

Chapter 8:
Tourism and Quality of Life

Kathleen Andereck Claudia Jurowski

Chapter 9:
Introduction to Political-Economic Construction of Quality Tourism Experiences

Margaret J. Daniels

Lori Pennington-Gray

Chapter 10:
Quality Tourism Development and Planning

Kelly S. Bricker Margaret J. Daniels Barbara A. Carmichael

Chapter 11:
The Distribution of Tourism Benefits

Claudia Jurowski Margaret J. Daniels Lori Pennington-Gray

Chapter 12:
Political-Economic Construction of Quality Tourism Experiences

Lori Pennington-Gray Barbara A. Carmichael

Chapter 13 Quality Tourism ExperiencesReconstructed Norma Polovitz Nickerson

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Introduction to Health Care Delivery: A Primer for Pharmacists

Author: Robert L McCarthy

Covering the latest research and trends, the third edition of Introduction to Health Care Delivery: A Primer for Pharmacists continues to offer the most up-to-date and complete picture of the U.S. health care delivery system. With an emphasis on the pharmacy profession, this text is ideal for practicing and prospective pharmacists who will find the careful review of the social, organizational, and financial aspects of health care delivery perfectly suited to their particular needs and responsibilities. The authors and a distinguished group of contributors cover the entire health care system, including hospitals, ambulatory care, managed care, public health, Medicare and Medicaid, health care ethics, and health care reform. New and Improved Instructor's Resource Manual has been greatly expanded to include chapter outlines, responses to the case scenarios, answers to the chapter questions, answers to the questions for further discussion, and multiple choice test questions (and answers).

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Charles K. Tuey, PharmD cand. (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy)
Description: This book, written from the pharmacist's perspective, provides a comprehensive overview of the issues and components that are pertinent to delivering healthcare in the U.S. This The original edition was published in 1998.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide the needed knowledge and tools for readers to understand the dynamics and the complexities of the healthcare system. This book can be used as a resource for teaching or referencing.
Audience: The target audience is pharmacists, pharmacy students, and others interested in the healthcare industry.
Features: The book's 22 chapters are grouped into three sections covering the social, organizational, and economic aspects of healthcare delivery. The first section identifies the social issues pertaining to healthcare professionals and public health. The second section covers roles and responsibilities of the healthcare delivery units (hospitals, ambulatory, long-term and home care). Pharmacoeconomics, insurance, and Medicare are just some of the economic aspects the third section reviews. The second edition added six new chapters providing insights to issues that challenge the pharmacy profession and healthcare consumers. In addition, the new chapters discuss healthcare informatics and the health economics principles. The authors use case scenarios and discussion questions to help the reader realize the challenges that are faced by the healthcare industry and professionals in delivering care.
Assessment: Bringing the essential pieces of the healthcare puzzle together, this book is great resource for individuals who want to learn how and what makes healthcare work. As a primer, the authors provide sufficient depth and breadth in each topic. By incorporating some current key topics, the second edition offers a more complete overview of the American healthcare delivery system.

Booknews

Offers a comprehensive picture of the US health care delivery system while emphasizing the perspective of the pharmacy profession. Covers the entire system, including hospitals, ambulatory care, managed care, Medicare and Medicaid, health care ethics, and reform. This second edition includes chapter-opening vignettes, and new chapters on the patient, informatics in health care, and health care economics. All health data and legislation have been updated for this edition. McCarthy teaches pharmacy administration at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Schafermeyer teaches pharmacy administration at St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody