The perceived influence of travel experiences on learning generic skills

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 380-386

  Scarinci, Janice ^a   Pearce, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Generic skills; Learning; Skill development; Skill perception; Travel experience

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; STUDENT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 82955163225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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