Constructionism. Critical Pointers for Tourism Studies.

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1116-1137

  Pernecky, Tomas ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Constructionism; Constructivism; Epistemology; Realism; Relativism

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; TOURISM;

EID: 84859952845     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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