Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development (2017)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & Ali-Knight, J. (2017). Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 30, 29-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2017.01.005

The provision of event management education in the higher education sector has grown significantly in recent years, yet little is known of the circumstances of the increasing number of graduates from these programmes. This paper examines the motivati... Read More about Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development.

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.

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..

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.

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.

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.