No student left behind: A longitudinal assessment of the competency-based framework used to facilitate learning in a capstone tourism course

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 28-35

  Lowry, Linda L ^a   Flohr, Judy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 79958855651     PISSN: 10963758     EISSN: 23256540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10963758.2005.10696839     Document Type: Note

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