http://hdl.handle.net/1957/27258 2013-05-22T20:57:11Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/27259 Travel and learning: a neglected tourism research area Falk, John H.; Ballantyne, Roy; Packer, Jan; Benckendorff, Pierre This conceptual paper explores the nexus between travel and learning; an area of investigation long neglected by tourism researchers. Using Aristotle’s concepts of phronesis, techne and episteme a framework for the major areas of literature dealing with touristic learning are considered and opportunities and challenges for expanding the boundaries of knowledge are explored. Key proposals are: learning resulting from tourist experiences is likely to be highly personal and strongly tied to individual interests, motivations and prior knowledge; the nature of learning from a tourist experience only emerges over space and time; and long-term meanings created by tourists are likely to be strongly influenced by their perceptions of how these experiences satisfy identity-related needs and expectations. 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z