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Achievingsustainable Tourism Futures: Putting The Dit-Achievmodel Into Practice, Jane Fitzgerald, Sheila Flanagan, Kevin Griffin
Achievingsustainable Tourism Futures: Putting The Dit-Achievmodel Into Practice, Jane Fitzgerald, Sheila Flanagan, Kevin Griffin
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Putting The Dit-Achiev Model Into Practice “Empowering The Tourism Industry”, Kevin Griffin, Sheila Flanagan, Jane Fitzgerald
Putting The Dit-Achiev Model Into Practice “Empowering The Tourism Industry”, Kevin Griffin, Sheila Flanagan, Jane Fitzgerald
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Youth Work As A Public Good: Older Teenager's Experiences Of Youth Services In Dulbin, Matt Bowden, Kerri Lanigan
Youth Work As A Public Good: Older Teenager's Experiences Of Youth Services In Dulbin, Matt Bowden, Kerri Lanigan
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In the context of consumerism, individualism and the privatisation of young people’s leisure, youth work struggles to attract young people, especially those aged 15 to 9 years. Drawing from a study exploring young people’s perspectives on participation in youth services, it is argued that youth work offers a type of public and civic engagement that is not on offer from consumption-based activities. While certain activities attract young people into youth work, what maintains their participation is the sense of belonging they experience and the opportunity to participate meaningfully in decision making. In this regard the youth work sector needs to …