Smartening-up Voluntourism: SmartAid's Expansion of the Personality-focused Performance Requirements Form (PPRF)

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-390

  Atkins, Stephen G ^a  

^a OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Panel ratings; Volunteer attributes; Volunteer work analysis; Voluntourism; Voluntourist

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HUMANITARIAN AID; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY; STAKEHOLDER; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 84861916954     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.875     Document Type: Article

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