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Direct entrants in transition: becoming independent learners (2013)
Journal Article
Christie, H., Barron, P., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2013). Direct entrants in transition: becoming independent learners. Studies in Higher Education, 38(4), 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.588326

This article investigates the dynamic transitions that college leavers make to university. It draws on qualitative research with a group of students who took direct entry to the second or third year of a degree programme at university, to show that s... Read More about Direct entrants in transition: becoming independent learners.

A case study of employee engagement in the hospitality industry (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barron, P., & Leask, A. (2013, May). A case study of employee engagement in the hospitality industry. Paper presented at Council for Hospitality Management Education, 22nd Annual Research Conference

No abstract available.

Generation Y: An Agenda for Future Visitor Attraction Research (2013)
Journal Article
Leask, A., Fyall, A., & Barron, P. (2014). Generation Y: An Agenda for Future Visitor Attraction Research. International Journal of Tourism Research, 16(5), 462-471. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.1940

This study provides a comprehensive secondary-based synthesis of previous studies on the profile and patterns of consumption of Generation Y, their consumption experiences and the role of information communication technologies and social media in det... Read More about Generation Y: An Agenda for Future Visitor Attraction Research.

Engaging with Generation Y at Museums (2012)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2012). Engaging with Generation Y at Museums. In M. Smith, & G. Richards (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120958.ch50

Museums form a significant proportion of the cultural tourism offering in many destinations across the world. They ‘serve the functions of collection, research and exhibition, as well as education and recreation’ (Sheng and Chen 2011: 53) meaning tha... Read More about Engaging with Generation Y at Museums.

Engaging with Gen Y at museum events (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., Barron, P., & Todd, L. (2012, June). Engaging with Gen Y at museum events. Paper presented at International Conference on Tourism & Events: Opportunities, Impacts and Change,

No abstract available.

Generation Y in Asia: Generational consumer behaviour and impacts upon tourism in visitor attractions and hotels in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., Barron, P., Fyall, A., & Todd, L. (2012, April). Generation Y in Asia: Generational consumer behaviour and impacts upon tourism in visitor attractions and hotels in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore. Paper presented at Contemporary Issues in Hospitality Conference, Hotel and Tourism Management Institute (HTMi)

No abstract available.

Gen Y: The Impact of Generational Changes in Consumer Behaviour on the Marketing of Tourist Attractions (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leask, A., Barron, P., & Ensor, J. (2012, January). Gen Y: The Impact of Generational Changes in Consumer Behaviour on the Marketing of Tourist Attractions. Presented at International Marketing Trends Conference

This research study compares and contrasts the marketing strategies adopted by operators of tourist attractions aiming to engage effectively with Generation Y (Gen Y) consumers. Gen Y is widely regarded as the next big lifelong cohort with its own un... Read More about Gen Y: The Impact of Generational Changes in Consumer Behaviour on the Marketing of Tourist Attractions.

Generation Y: opportunity or challenge – strategies to engage Generation Y in the UK attractions’ sector (2011)
Journal Article
Leask, A., Fyall, A., & Barron, P. (2011). Generation Y: opportunity or challenge – strategies to engage Generation Y in the UK attractions’ sector. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2011.642856

This study examines the extent to which Generation Y (Gen Y) serves as an opportunity or challenge for visitor attractions in the UK and the corresponding strategies adopted to seek engagement with this generational segment. A multiple-case study des... Read More about Generation Y: opportunity or challenge – strategies to engage Generation Y in the UK attractions’ sector.

Events management education. (2011)
Book Chapter
Leask, A., & Barron, P. (2011). Events management education. In The Routledge Handbook of Events. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203803936.ch30

This chapter considers the development of events management education and the close association that this has with the development of academic research in the events management sector. The chapter starts with an introduction to the sector and the eme... Read More about Events management education..

Motivation to volunteer: a case study of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival (2011)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & Rihova, I. (2011). Motivation to volunteer: a case study of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 2(3), 202-217. https://doi.org/10.1108/17582951111170281

Purpose – Using the inaugural Edinburgh International Magic Festival (EIMF) as a case study, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the motivational factors prevalent in a group of young event and festival volunteers.Design/methodology/approach –... Read More about Motivation to volunteer: a case study of the Edinburgh International Magic Festival.

Towards an understanding of integration amongst hospitality and tourism students using Bennett’s developmental model of intercultural sensitivity (2010)
Journal Article
developmental model of intercultural sensitivity. Journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism education, 9, 77-88. https://doi.org/10.3794/johlste.92.311

By many measures, the higher education classroom is becoming more culturally diverse and recent years have seen a steady increase in the number of international students studying at UK universities. Using Bennett’s (1986, 1993) Developmental Model of... Read More about Towards an understanding of integration amongst hospitality and tourism students using Bennett’s developmental model of intercultural sensitivity.

International students in the higher education classroom: initial findings from staff at two post‐92 universities in the UK (2010)
Journal Article
Barron, P., Gourlay, L. J., & Gannon‐Leary, P. (2010). International students in the higher education classroom: initial findings from staff at two post‐92 universities in the UK. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 34(4), 475-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2010.512076

A significant body of work has emerged over the last 10 years investigating the experiences of international university students. These studies have covered various challenges faced by some groups of international students relating to culture, langu... Read More about International students in the higher education classroom: initial findings from staff at two post‐92 universities in the UK.

A smooth transition?: Education and social expectations of direct entry students (2009)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2009). A smooth transition?: Education and social expectations of direct entry students. Active learning in higher education, 10(1), 7-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787408100190

While the most common type of student entering higher education falls within the 17—19-year-old age group, universities in the UK are keen to accept other categories of students onto programmes as a means of increasing diversity and maintaining stude... Read More about A smooth transition?: Education and social expectations of direct entry students.

Student part‐time employment: Implications, challenges and opportunities for higher education (2009)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & Anastasiadou, C. (2009). Student part‐time employment: Implications, challenges and opportunities for higher education. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 21(2), 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110910935642

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the pattern of part‐time working amongst a cohort of full time hospitality and tourism students studying at a university in Scotland.
Design/methodology/approach
Students studying hospitality and tou... Read More about Student part‐time employment: Implications, challenges and opportunities for higher education.

Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry (2008)
Journal Article
Barron, P. (2008). Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 20(7), 730-742. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110810897583

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore one of the biggest issues and challenges now faced by hospitality education and the hospitality industry: that of how to attract and retain a critical group of talented people.

Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry.

Innovative approaches to event management education in career development: a study of student experiences (2008)
Journal Article
Robinson, R., Barron, P., & Solnet, D. (2008). Innovative approaches to event management education in career development: a study of student experiences. Journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism education, 7, 4-17. https://doi.org/10.3794/johlste.71.170

As the tourism industry matures, so too do career opportunities in its various sectors. This paper reports on a study of graduands preparing for tourism and event management careers. A two-stage sequential research design, using survey and focus grou... Read More about Innovative approaches to event management education in career development: a study of student experiences.

Learning, living and working: experiences of international postgraduate students at a Scottish university. (2007)
Journal Article
Barron, P., Baum, T., & Conway, F. (2007). Learning, living and working: experiences of international postgraduate students at a Scottish university. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 14, 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1375/jhtm.14.2.85

International students have, for many years, sought higher education in the United Kingdom (UK) and other major English-speaking destinations (MESDs). Recently, a combination of government initiatives, development of the higher education sector and t... Read More about Learning, living and working: experiences of international postgraduate students at a Scottish university..

Careers in hospitality management: Generation Y's experiences and perceptions. (2007)
Journal Article
Barron, P., Maxwell, G., Broadbridge, A., & Ogden, S. (2007). Careers in hospitality management: Generation Y's experiences and perceptions. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 14, 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1375/jhtm.14.2.119

This article is founded on Broadbridge, Maxwell and Ogden's (2006) work on the job experiences and career expectations of Generation Y undergraduates who are soon to embark on their full-time careers. The industrial context under examination is the U... Read More about Careers in hospitality management: Generation Y's experiences and perceptions..