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Preparing Students for Careers in the Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism Field

Brendan T. Chen Department of Leisure and Recreation Management, Asia University, 500 Liufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan, 41354; Department of Recreation and Sports Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, 35, Lane 215, Section 1, Chung-Shan Road, Taiping City, Taichung County, 411, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dogan Gursoy School of Hospitality Business Management, Washington State University, 479 Todd Hall, PO Box 644742, Pullman, WA, 99164-4742, USA
Pages 21-41 | Received 13 Jun 2007, Accepted 17 Jul 2007, Published online: 11 Oct 2008

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