Career choice perceptions of undergraduate event, sport and recreation management students: An Australian case study

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 50-60

  Sibson, Ruth ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Careers; Event; Management; Recreation; Sport; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655140341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14738376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3794/johlste.102.371     Document Type: Article

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