E-JOURNAL

Volume 7, Number 2
November 2008

Contents

Editorial

Editorial

John Tribe
Chair of the Editorial Board
DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.ed
(Pages 1 - 3)

Academic Papers

Recreation student attitudes towards persons with disabilities: considerations for future service delivery   

Tara L Perry and Mark Ivy Middle Tennessee State University, Department of Health and Performance, Box 96, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA

Allyson Conner  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division of Hydropower Licensing, 888 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20426, USADawn Shelar  Middle Tennessee State University, Department of Health and Performance, Box 96, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, USA

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.136
(Pages 4 - 14)

An investigation into the tourism and hospitality scholarly activity currently being undertaken in Irish higher education institutions  

Noëlle O'Connor  Department of Humanities, School of Business and Humanities, Limerick Institute of Technology, Moylish Park, Limerick, Ireland

Tom Baum Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Strathclyde, 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XQ, Scotland

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.158
(Pages 15 - 23)

Creating a level playing field: a study of the admission and experiences of different groups on a university sport management course 

Seema Patel School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University,
Clifton Campus, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.162
(Pages 24 - 33)

Using Mode 2 soft systems methodology in the teaching and assessment of the ‘practical' content in undergraduate hospitality degrees

Mike Turner University of Plymouth, Plymouth Business School, Drake Circus, Plymouth BL4 8AA, UK

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.173
(Pages 34 - 44)

Perceptions of hospitality and tourism students towards study motivations and preferences: a study of Hong Kong students

Myong Jae Lee The Collins College of Hospitality Management, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA91768, USA

Samuel Seongseop Kim Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea

Ada Lo School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.178
(Pages 45 - 58)

Practice Papers

Tourism education: a strategic analysis model 

Amparo Cervera-Taulet and María-Eugenia Ruiz-Molina University of Valencia, Department of Marketing, Avda. Naranjos, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.187
(Pages 59 - 70)

Applying communication technology: introducing email and instant messaging in the hospitality curriculum 

Amy Newman and Judi Brownell School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.191
(Pages 71 - 76)

An investigation to evaluate the websites of tourism departments of universities in Turkey 

Mehmet Kasli Gönen Vocational High School, The University of Balikesir, Babayaka Köyü, Gönen, Balikesir, Turkey

Cevdet Avcikurt The School of Tourism and Hotel Management, The University of Balikesir, Çağış Campus, Balikesir, Turkey

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.194
(Pages 77 - 92)

Learning to be a sport and exercise ‘scientist': evaluations and reflections on laboratory-based learning and assessment 

James P Morton Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, 15-21 Webster Street, Liverpool L3 2ET, UK

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.195
(Pages 93 - 100)

Perspectives

In search of a mature subject?

David Airey School of Management, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.per
(Pages 101 - 103)

Educational Resource Review

The Olympic Games

Alistair Williams The Hospitality College, Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte Campus, NC 28202, USA

Andrew Bradley Department of Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality, University of Gloucestershire, The Park, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH

Konstantinos Zervas Leeds Metropolitan University, Civic Quarter, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK

DOI:10.3794/johlste.72.res
(Pages 104 - 108)