Tourism studies and the governance of higher education in the United Kingdom

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-42

  Coles, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Full Economic Costing; Higher Education; Research Assessment Exercise; Tourism Geography; Tourism Studies; UK

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; RESEARCH; TOURISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59049085955     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: 14701340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616680802643235     Document Type: Article

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