Past, present, and future of tourism education: The South Korean case

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-250

  Cho, Mi Hea ^a   Kang, Soo K ^b  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific Region; South Korea; Tourism education; Tourism industry; Tourism labor

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746407171     PISSN: 15313220     EISSN: 15313239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J172v05n03_03     Document Type: Article

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