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Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sports and Tourism Education
Articles from Vol. 10, No. 1, April
Assessing the Value of Using an Online Discussion Board for Engaging Students
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AbstractThis paper presents the findings of an empirical study that explores students' perceptions of the value of an online discussion board for group work. The findings indicate that whilst the majority of students engaged with the online forum and...
Cross-Cultural Quality Measurement of Undergraduate Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Programmes: Comparisons between Taiwan and the USA
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AbstractQuality measurement for undergraduate hospitality, tourism and leisure programmes, and particularly cross-cultural comparisons, has seldom been studied. This study provides evidence for cross-validation of the instrument developed by Horng, Teng...
Degree of Motivation of International Hospitality Students in Their Work Place
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AbstractThe research aimed to investigate international students' levels of motivation to work in the hospitality industry. A survey was conducted with 193 international hospitality students in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Southeast Queensland, Australia....
Doctoral Students' Research Productivity: An Analysis of Publications in Tourism and Hospitality Journals
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AbstractWhile some tourism and hospitality researchers have examined the research productivity at the level of institutions or scholars holding a PhD degree, few studies on PhD students' research productivity have been conducted. The reason for this...
Editorial
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Welcome to Volume 10 Number 1 of JoHLSTE. I would like to start this editorial by welcoming Paul Barron to the editorial board of JoHLSTE. He takes over David Littlejohn's role as subject editor for the Hospitality part of the journal. In this edition...
Hospitality Management Students' Conceptions about Teaching and Learning and Their Evaluation of Tasks in Problem-Based Learning
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AbstractThis study investigates if students with a constructivist or a traditional conception about teaching and learning prefer different types of problems. A questionnaire was used to classify students' conceptions as either constructivist, traditional...
Introducing Applied Dissertations: Opportunities for Industry Connection in Postgraduate Study
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AbstractThe aim of this paper is to explore the process of developing a model for applied dissertations in taught postgraduate tourism programmes. Findings suggest that applied dissertations afford students the opportunity to engage in learning through...
Opting out of Internship: Perceptions of Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management Undergraduates at a British University
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AbstractDespite the irrefutable benefits, the number of students at HEIs in the UK opting to undertake a work placement is in decline (Little & Harvey, 2006; Morgan, 2006; Walker & Ferguson, 2009). The aim of this research was to determine the...
Presentation Software: Pedagogical Constraints and Potentials
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AbstractIn this paper, critical discussions of electronic presentation software, initially focused on PowerPoint, are reviewed. The potentials and pedagogic implications of newer forms, such as Microsoft Producer, Prezi and Xerte, are then considered....
Problem-Based and Experiential Learning: Engaging Students in an Undergraduate Physical Education Module
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AbstractThe aim of this study was to employ a combined problem-based learning (PBL) and experiential learning theory (ELT) methodology as a means of engaging students on an undergraduate physical education (PE) and sport pedagogy module. Focus groups...
Social Media Resources in Entertainment Management
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BackgroundThe BA (Hons) Entertainment Management was conceived and developed at Leeds Metropolitan University in 2005, with its first cohort of students recruited for the 2006/07 academic year. The four years since have been a steep learning curve for...
The Entertainment Industry: An Introduction
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Moss, S. (Ed.). (2009). The entertainment industry: An introduction. Wallingford, England: CABI. ISBN 1845935519.While there are many books on aspects of the entertainment industry, from event management to the music business, until now there has not...
The Impact of the Use of Blogs on Students' Assignment Engagement
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AbstractBlogs are becoming a common marketing tool in the hospitality industry, and they also show promise as an effective educational tool. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the use of blogs on students' engagement, as measured by...
The Perceptual Learning Styles of Hospitality Students in a Virtual Learning Environment: The Case of Taiwan
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AbstractThe application of modern technology makes learners' perceptual learning styles play a decisive role in the process of interaction between lecturer and student. In this study, the Barsch Learning Style Inventory was used to examine participants'...
Using Social Media on the BA (Hons) Entertainment Management Degree
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During my time on the BA (Hons) Entertainment Management at Leeds Metropolitan University, we were encouraged to engage with social media in order to support our studies. This review describes how Facebook and Twitter were used on the course as information...
Voices of Women: A Memory-Work Reflection on Work-Life Dis/harmony in Tourism Academia
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AbstractWhile other disciplines have engaged with critiquing work-life balance, tourism studies has been slower in acknowledging and critically contesting the notion as it applies to our own academic lives. This paper aims to address this gap through...
Why Females Don't Do Sport Degrees
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AbstractIn the UK, "sport" degrees attract a predominantly male cohort. This study examined reasons behind this bias. One hundred and seventy females engaged in further education in the North of England were sampled. A series of statements designed to...
