David A. Cardenas

Dr. David A. Cardenas joined the faculty of the Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2004. David completed his doctoral studies at North Carolina State University and the topic of his dissertation was involvement levels of doctoral students in leisure studies. Currently, David is conducting research on stakeholders understanding and involvement in the sustainable tourism development process. In addition, every summer he takes a group of students to Ayampe Ecuador to work on a community based tourism plan. David has been published in SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Journal of Extension, and Journal of Sport Management. Dr. Cardenas research interests include sustainable tourism development, community development, stakeholder involvement, and tourism education.

There are 2 included publications by David A. Cardenas :

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Professional Preparation and Development 2006 1136 With our understanding of the delivery system of leisure services and an awareness of the issues and programs in the specialty services, our focus turns to the growth of recreation and parks as a profession. In addition, this chapter will look at the...
Professional Preparation and Development 2006 1382 With our understanding of the delivery system of leisure services and an awareness of the issues and programs in the specialty services, our focus turns to the growth of recreation and parks as a profession. In addition, this chapter will look at the...