Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Publication Title
European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation
First Page
77
Last Page
94
Additional Publication URL
http://www.ejthr.com/info/ver_pagina.php?tab=paginas&id=6
Abstract
Education of tourists at nature-based lodges is an important but under-researched component of ecotourism. This paper proposes a framework that identifies and develops a typology of possible educational goals and activities in an ecotourism context. Using data from interviews and participant observation at fourteen leading ecolodges in Costa Rica and Panama, the paper describes, classifies and compares educational efforts directed toward ecolodge guests, with a particular emphasis on the role of nature guides in the educational process. Relationships among several educational goals, tourists' satisfaction, and views of the performance of nature guides are uncovered and explicated. Multiple managerial implications and propositions for future research are offered.
Rights
This article was archived with permission from Instituto Politecnico Leiria, all rights reserved. Document also available from European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation.
Recommended Citation
Osland, Gregory E. and Mackoy, Robert D., "Education and Ecotourism: A Framework and Analysis of Education in Ecolodges in Costa Rica and Panama" (2012). Scholarship and Professional Work - Business. 236.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cob_papers/236
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