Host-children of tourism destinations: systematic quantitative literature review

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Author(s)
Yang, Mona Ji Hyun
Yang, Elaine Chiao Ling
Khoo-Lattimore, Catheryn
Year published
2019
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Although it is estimated that 19 million children are engaged in the tourism industry, our knowledge of child labour issues within tourism is highly limited. This paper systematically and quantitatively reviewed interdisciplinary research on host-children, aiming to identify the extent of scholarly attention. The work sought to map the trajectory of existing literature and identify whether, and if so, how host-children were included in research. The review revealed that within the limited host-children studies, child sex workers have received the most attention whereas issues relating to other child labourers have been ...
View more >Although it is estimated that 19 million children are engaged in the tourism industry, our knowledge of child labour issues within tourism is highly limited. This paper systematically and quantitatively reviewed interdisciplinary research on host-children, aiming to identify the extent of scholarly attention. The work sought to map the trajectory of existing literature and identify whether, and if so, how host-children were included in research. The review revealed that within the limited host-children studies, child sex workers have received the most attention whereas issues relating to other child labourers have been neglected. Additionally, this review identified that the subjective dimensions of tourism impacts on host-children have been overlooked and limited studies have actually reflected children's voice in the research. Based on these findings, the directions for future research on host-children are recommended.
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View more >Although it is estimated that 19 million children are engaged in the tourism industry, our knowledge of child labour issues within tourism is highly limited. This paper systematically and quantitatively reviewed interdisciplinary research on host-children, aiming to identify the extent of scholarly attention. The work sought to map the trajectory of existing literature and identify whether, and if so, how host-children were included in research. The review revealed that within the limited host-children studies, child sex workers have received the most attention whereas issues relating to other child labourers have been neglected. Additionally, this review identified that the subjective dimensions of tourism impacts on host-children have been overlooked and limited studies have actually reflected children's voice in the research. Based on these findings, the directions for future research on host-children are recommended.
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Journal Title
Tourism Recreation Research
Volume
45
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Tourism Recreation Research, Volume 45, 2020 - Issue 2, Pages 231-246, 23 Sep 2019, copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2019.1662213
Subject
Tourism
Social Sciences
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Social Sciences - Other Topics
Host-children
child labourers