“Journal Writing is Something We Have to Learn on Our Own” — The Results of A Focus Group Discussion With Recreation Students

SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-37

  Dyment, Janet E ^a   O'Connell, Timothy S ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

experiential learning; focus group; journaling; reflection; university students

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748894536     PISSN: 1937156X     EISSN: 21624097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1937156X.2003.11949507     Document Type: Article

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