Students' perceptions of the usefulness of a virtual simulation in post-secondary hospitality education

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Douglas, Alecia ^a   Miller, Brian ^b   Kwansa, Francis ^b   Cummings, Pamela ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaming; Hospitality education; Simulation; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649148586     PISSN: 15313220     EISSN: 15313239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313220801909270     Document Type: Article

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