TOURISM, HOSPITALITY, EVENTS, AND LEISURE: A REDEFINITION OF AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE
Short Abstract
This study seeks to address the convergence of boundaries in Tourism, Hospitality, Events, and Leisure (THEL) fields and shared objects of study. We offer a synthesized definition of THEL and discuss a set of meta-concepts that defines the core and boundaries of THEL. We argue that hospitality, experience, and place are three unifying constructs upon which all THEL scholarship activities and practice fields are established. This paper invites a system-wide conversation to stimulate prescient thinking regarding academic discipline reassessment and progress at a time when technological and societal forces are transforming work, life, and education. This research will engender new perspectives to structure research and scholarship. In the context of learning, this paper will impact the reassessment of curricular structures to provide a curriculum that is relevant and adaptive to the changing needs of contemporary society.
Type of Submission
Paper Presentation
Location
Gran Canaria
Recommended Citation
Lehto, Xinran You; Kirillova, Ksenia; Wang, Dan; and Fu, Xiaoxiao, "TOURISM, HOSPITALITY, EVENTS, AND LEISURE: A REDEFINITION OF AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE" (2023). ITSA 2022 Gran Canaria - 9th Biennial Conference: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Global Tourism Strategies After Covid 19. 46.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/itsa/ITSA2022/ITSA2022/46
Participation
Attend the conference at Gran Canaria in person.
TOURISM, HOSPITALITY, EVENTS, AND LEISURE: A REDEFINITION OF AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE
Gran Canaria
This study seeks to address the convergence of boundaries in Tourism, Hospitality, Events, and Leisure (THEL) fields and shared objects of study. We offer a synthesized definition of THEL and discuss a set of meta-concepts that defines the core and boundaries of THEL. We argue that hospitality, experience, and place are three unifying constructs upon which all THEL scholarship activities and practice fields are established. This paper invites a system-wide conversation to stimulate prescient thinking regarding academic discipline reassessment and progress at a time when technological and societal forces are transforming work, life, and education. This research will engender new perspectives to structure research and scholarship. In the context of learning, this paper will impact the reassessment of curricular structures to provide a curriculum that is relevant and adaptive to the changing needs of contemporary society.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/itsa/ITSA2022/ITSA2022/46