Travel and Learning: A Neglected Tourism Research Area

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 908-927

  Falk, John H ^a   Ballantyne, Roy ^b   Packer, Jan ^b   Benckendorff, Pierre ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Free choice learning; Learning; Phronesis; Travel

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; TOURISM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859957828     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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