The benefits of holidaying for children experiencing social exclusion: Recent Irish evidence

Leisure Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-52

  Quinn, Bernadette ^a   Stacey, Jane ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; Holidaying; Inequality; Ireland; Social exclusion; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TOURISM;

COUNTY DUBLIN; DUBLIN [COUNTY DUBLIN]; IRELAND; LEINSTER;

EID: 77951115519     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360903046631     Document Type: Article

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