Experiencing student learning and tourism training in a 3D virtual world: An exploratory study

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 190-201

  Huang, Yu Chih ^a   Backman, Sheila J ^b   Chang, Lan Lan ^c   Backman, Kenneth F ^b   McGuire, Francis A ^b  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intrinsic motivation; Positive emotions; Self determination theory; Tourism training; Virtual learning experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886496754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14738376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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