{"title":"The power of engaged reflection in fostering new insights on diversity, equity and inclusion","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100520","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100520","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined the impact of an experiential, project-based learning initiative on sport management undergraduate students' growth with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion. Quantitative results from pre- and post-testing demonstrated an increase in students' openness to diversity and challenge upon the conclusion of their engagement in the real-world sport industry project. Qualitative analysis showed that the reflection and research requirements associated with the assignment allowed the vast majority of students to develop awareness of unconscious bias in their work, and create inclusive recommendations for future practice. Anchored in Kolb's Theory of Experiential Learning, this work has multiple practical implications for academia, given both the widespread use of experiential learning in sport management education, and the imperative to graduate professionals who can embody diversity, equity and inclusion in the industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“You've already, kind of, got the wheels moving a little bit”; students' value of pre-arrival support in transitioning into higher education","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100521","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100521","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142441997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Designing internships for development: A design-based research study with FanGate Solutions","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100517","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100517","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This practice paper describes a collaboration between an event staffing company, FanGate Solutions, and a researcher to analyze and improve the company's internship program. The study was guided by the Design-Based Research method, which includes three stages used in iterative fashion to create a problem-focused intervention: analysis/exploration, design/construction, and evaluation/reflection. The process involved interviews and collaborative discussions between practitioner and researcher over the course of a year and three internship cycles leading to a new intervention developed and implemented to address authentic issues specific to FanGate's internship program.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142422756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Readiness of hospitality and tourism curricula for digital transformation","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100519","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100519","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The digital transformation imperative requires hospitality and tourism firms to rapidly build and continuously upgrade the competitiveness of specific digital transformation and digital business capabilities. Using thematic and quantitative content analysis of online curricula artifacts from top-ranked universities globally, we investigate the extent to which these digital capabilities are integrated into hospitality and tourism management curricula, as well as the approaches to their integration. We add to the literature by providing empirical evidence of integration levels, by identifying various curricula integration approaches, and by discussing their integration strengths and weaknesses. Finally, we contribute to the industry's readiness for digital transformation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142422755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pivotal roles of university leader dominance and entrepreneurial bricolage between social responsibility and sustainable knowledge sharing","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100518","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100518","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper seeks to assess how university social responsibility influences sustainable knowledge sharing. This paper examines the mediation effect of entrepreneurial orientation. Additionally, this paper examines the moderating effect of entrepreneurial bricolage and leader dominance. Data was gathered from 587 leaders within Saudi universities. Multigroup analysis findings proved that university social responsibility improved sustainable knowledge sharing within two leader groups. Thus, this paper provides keen insights into theory and practice for policymakers and academics in higher education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impacts of peer assessment on critical thinking competence: An epistemic network analysis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100515","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100515","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Critical thinking competence has recently become a popular topic in education research; however, it is insufficiently researched in tourism education. This study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of peer assessment in developing critical thinking skills in a Chinese context. Peer assessment data were collected through group news presentations and individual assignments of college students studying tourism management. An epistemic network analysis was conducted to examine the role of peer assessment in students' critical thinking competence. The findings show that students’ critical thinking skills significantly improve as peer assessment activities are conducted, with higher-level critical thinking skills clearly emerging at a later stage of peer assessment activities.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142083064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A possible transformation of tourism education: A chaos theory perspective","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100513","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100513","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Recently, there has been a likely transformation from traditional face-to-face education to distance education and hybrid models. Higher tourism education has undergone these changes concordantly as it incorporates an applied field. Therefore, an atmosphere of uncertainty and chaos has arisen in universities. The study approaches the effects of the pandemic on the education system through the perspective of chaos theory. The data were collected from tourism academics, one of the pillars of the higher education system. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 21 lecturers. Study findings revealed that the lack of compulsory attendance reduced student participation in online classes. Accordingly, low student attendance resulted in the lack of lecturer-student interaction in courses, negatively impacting lecturer motivation and highlighting the inefficiency of distance education. The study also provides clues regarding differences and managerial implications experienced by public and foundation universities during the pandemic.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142083065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sport students’ experiences of teaching and learning in the United Kingdom: A comparison between further and higher education settings","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100516","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100516","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Few studies have investigated teaching and learning experiences of university sports students which is surprising considering the high annual numbers recruited to sport degree programmes and consequent non-completion rates. This study compared teaching and learning experiences of 350 first-year sport students at a post-92 English University with how they were taught at their further education institutions. Key findings showed the teaching and learning methods at university were less structured and tutor-led but with more teaching staff involved. Practical implications for developing rich modes of university provision that best support the needs and expectations of newly arrived sports students are provided.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S147383762400039X/pdfft?md5=af30006d3a395d799ccb7e9fdf7e4e87&pid=1-s2.0-S147383762400039X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142049681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Grab the Mic: Connecting theory and practice within an undergraduate sport communication course","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100514","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100514","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Experiential learning within sport management classrooms provides valuable industry experience to complement theoretical knowledge. Content creation is a valuable skill for sport management students, particularly those who are looking to work within media and marketing spaces after graduation. Therefore, sport communication undergraduate students at a large research-intensive institution in the Midwest of the United States participated in a podcast creation project for their sport communication class. The experiential learning opportunity provided students with the opportunity to collaborate with a classmate to write, record, and edit a podcast episode under the umbrella of the department's podcast show. This gave the students valuable experience in creating content for professional consumption. The project received positive feedback from students on skill development and the benefits of collaboration, while also discussing the challenges associated with the time demands of the project.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142011189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating STEM interdisciplinary design into hospitality education to investigate students’ learning effectiveness: Taking a biscuit-baking activity with problem-based learning","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100512","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhlste.2024.100512","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51666,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141948142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}