Internships in Leisure Services: An Analysis of Student and Practitioner Perceptions and Expectations

SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-19

  Beggs, Brent A ^a   Ross, Craig M ^b   Knapp, Julie S ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana University   (United States)

Author keywords

expectations; internships; perceptions; professional practice; students

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849095527     PISSN: 1937156X     EISSN: 21624097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1937156X.2006.11949562     Document Type: Article

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