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The Delphi Technique
 
Working paper "Defining Marine Ecotourism: A Delphi Study" This is a pre-publication draft of my chapter in Garrod, B. and Wilson, J.C. (eds) (2003) Marine Ecotourism: Issues and Experiences. Clevedon: Channel View.
Conference presentation, "Heritage Tourism, Pricing and the Environment" (Garrod, Fyall and Leask). Keynote paper given at conference of same name University of the West of England/Napier University, Bristol, April 1998.
Book, The Delphi Method: Techniques and Applications , edited by Linstone and Turoff. A digital version of the original 1975 classic text.
Paper, "Whats needs may be: Using nominal groups and the Delphi technique for needs assessment" (Siegenthaler and  Riley), Parks & Recreation,  Dec, 2002.

Conference paper, "What will walking be like in Europe in 2010? Results of a walking Delphi research project" (Tolley), presented at the Walk21 Conference, 21st – 22nd February 2000.
"Using the Delphi Technique to Achieve Consensus: How it is leading us away from representative government to an illusion of citizen participation" A highly critical view of the use and misuse of the Delphi technique. From Education Reporter, No.154, November 1998.

Paper "Utilization of Technology-Enhanced Delphi Techniques", a interesting paper looking at the use of technology to enhance Delphi, by  Andrews and Allen of the University of North Texas


Content Analysis

Conference presentation, "A Content Analysis of Whalewatching Codes of Conduct" (Garrod and Fennell). Paper given at Tourism: The State of the Art II conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, June 2004.
Content Analysis Resources A really useful launch pad into what the web has to offer on content analysis. Hosted by the University of Alabama.
Content Analysis An online primer offered by staff at Colorado State University.
The Content Analysis Guidebook Online A useful site that serves as a complement to Neuendorf's The Content Analysis Guidebook.
The Content Analysis Theme Park. This Web site is developed and maintained by C. J. Ginger Lin with supports from her colleagues through a course project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
e-paper, "An overview of content analysis" (Stemler). Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2001, 7(17).
Report, "The State of the News Media 2004", an interesting content analysis of print verses electronic news media. The major finding is that internet news is progressing rapidly, but the extent to which it is fulfilling its potential varies widely.
Paper, "Content Analysis of Children's Television Advertising Today". An interesting application of content analysis by Eliana Shiao Tseng of The University of Texas at Austin.