Applying a transformative learning framework to volunteer tourism

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 713-728

  Coghlan, Alexandra ^a   Gooch, Margaret ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sustainable tourism; Transformative learning; Volunteer tourism

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOTOURISM; LEARNING; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 79960503246     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2010.542246     Document Type: Article

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