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旅游导刊 ›› 2021, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (5): 1-21.DOI: 10.12054/lydk.bisu.186

• 专题论文:理论建构探索与展望 •    下一篇

在理论与实践间循环并爬升——一个旅游研究者的自我民族志

保继刚()   

  1. 中山大学旅游学院 广东广州 510275
  • 收稿日期:2021-05-27 修回日期:2021-09-28 出版日期:2021-10-30 发布日期:2021-11-15
  • 作者简介:保继刚(1964-),男,云南个旧人,博士,中山大学旅游学院教授,博士生导师,研究方向:旅游地理与旅游规划。E-mail:eesbjg@mail.sysu.edu.cn

The Dyadic Relationship Between Theory and Practice in Tourism Research: An Account of the Journey of a Researcher

BAO Jigang()   

  1. School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • Received:2021-05-27 Revised:2021-09-28 Online:2021-10-30 Published:2021-11-15

摘要:

理论与实践相结合是推动学科发展与学术进步的重要方式之一。进入21世纪以来,我国旅游学界的论文发表数量不断增加,研究水平不断提高,但由于缺乏明确的“问题意识”引导,存在大量的低质量循环和重复的研究文献。正确认识与恰当处理理论和实践的辩证关系,发现真问题,形成高质量的学术成果成为学界努力的方向。基于此,本文运用自我民族志的研究方法,通过对个体学术及实践经历的叙述及由此引申的自我阐释与反思,展示“理论—实践—再理论—再实践”在当前旅游研究中的重要意义,并揭示旅游学科研究中理论与实践相结合的必要性和重要性。

关键词: 理论, 实践, 辩证关系, 自我民族志

Abstract:

Theory and practice cross-integration offers significant value for discipline advancement and academic progress. Since the 2000s, Chinese tourism research has achieved significant growth in both the quantity and quality of publications. Nevertheless, a lack of understanding on the ‘real problem’ means that a significant number of publications are repetitive reinterpretations of prior research. To undertake high-quality research, it is important to understand the dyadic (two directional) relationship between theory and practice, which is the derivation of theory from practice and application of theory to practice. Performing iterations of this process contributes to the identification of ‘the real problem’ which increases the rigor and quality of the research. This paper takes an autoethnography approach: by reflecting on my own progression in research and practice, the paper demonstrates how iteration of theory and practice contributes to theory building and sustainable tourism development in communities. The article concludes that the quality of tourism research can only be improved by iterations of the complete cyclical process from theory to practice and from practice back to theory.

Key words: theory, practice, the dyadic relationship, autoethnography