The Ethics of Excellence in Tourism Research: A Reflexive Analysis and Implications for Early Career Researchers
Set against the framework of today's competitive research environment, this article focuses on a less discussed category of ethics within tourism: that of the researcher as a professional. "Data" are presented as reflexive considerations on the ethical challenges and dilemmas an early
career researcher faced during her transition from the early to mid-career phase. Personal experiences are compared to a multidisciplinary literature on ethics, education, knowledge production, and distribution. This article concludes that it is possible for early career researchers in the
current tourism academic climate to remain ethical and successful at the same time—if they engage constantly and reflexively with the ethical questions that surround their own identity, power, and responsibility as academics. The article also asks that the tourism research community and institutional structures place more emphasis on the discussion of ethics and codes of conduct.
Keywords: ASIAN; EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER; ETHICS; FEMALE; REFLEXIVITY
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 15 May 2018
- Established in 1996, Tourism Analysis is an interdisciplinary journal that provides a platform for exchanging ideas and research in tourism and related fields. The journal aims to publish articles that explore a broad range of research subjects, including, but not limited to, the social, economic, cultural, environmental, and psychological aspects of tourism, consumer behavior in tourism, sustainable and responsible tourism, and effective operations, marketing, and management.
Tourism Analysis focuses on both theoretical and applied research and strives to promote innovative approaches to understanding the complex and dynamic nature of tourism, its stakeholders, businesses, and its effects on society. The journal welcomes articles on innovative research topics and methodologies beyond the traditional theory-testing sciences, such as robotics, computational sciences, and data analytics.
Our primary goal is to contribute to the development and advancement of new knowledge in tourism while fostering critical reflections and debates on the radical changes and evolution in tourism among scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
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