Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network
Encyclopedia
The Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network (HLST) is one of 24 Subject Centres funded within the Higher Education Academy
to promote high quality learning and teaching in UK Higher Education
(HE) by providing subject-based support for sharing innovations and good practices. The subject centre was established in May 2000 as part of what was then called the Learning and Teaching Support Network
, which in turn then became part of the Higher Education Academy
. It is hosted by Oxford Brookes University
. The Director is Clive Robertson
One of the primary aims of the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Network is to encourage pedagogic research and disseminate its outcomes to the wider academic community. With this in mind, and with the intention of spreading the work and coverage of the Network to a range of academic institutions, the Pedagogic Research Project Fund was launched in late 2000.
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
The Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education (JoHLSTE) a peer-reviewed international e-Journal published twice yearly by HLST and is freely available online. The e-journal aims to promote, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of education in the hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism subject areas.
Resource Guides
HLST's Resource Guides provide guides to texts, journals, websites and other resources pertaining to the HLST subject areas.
Case Studies
HLST's website contain a large number of case studies relevant to the hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism subject areas. These cover the following categories:
Research Gateway
An online resource to support student research project work in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. Supported by the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network Pedagogic Research and Development Fund.
LINK Newsletter
LINK (Learning through Innovations, Networks and Knowledge) is published three times per year, with each edition focusing on a different topic relevant to learning, teaching and assessment in the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism subject areas.
Enhancing Series
HLST, in partnership with Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance
(BMAF), has commissioned the Enhancing Series, a series of books consisting of case studies around themes of interest to educators, written by staff from the business, hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism communities. Two titles were published during 2008 through UK publisher Threshold Press.
Higher Education Academy
The Higher Education Academy is an independent organisation in the United Kingdom that supports higher education institutions with strategies for the development of research and evaluation to improve the learning experience for students.-History:...
to promote high quality learning and teaching in UK Higher Education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
(HE) by providing subject-based support for sharing innovations and good practices. The subject centre was established in May 2000 as part of what was then called the Learning and Teaching Support Network
Learning and Teaching Support Network
The Learning and Teaching Support Network was an initiative of the United Kingdom higher education bodies to promote high quality learning and teaching in all subject disciplines in higher education...
, which in turn then became part of the Higher Education Academy
Higher Education Academy
The Higher Education Academy is an independent organisation in the United Kingdom that supports higher education institutions with strategies for the development of research and evaluation to improve the learning experience for students.-History:...
. It is hosted by Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
. The Director is Clive Robertson
Activities
Pedagogic Research and Development ProjectsOne of the primary aims of the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Network is to encourage pedagogic research and disseminate its outcomes to the wider academic community. With this in mind, and with the intention of spreading the work and coverage of the Network to a range of academic institutions, the Pedagogic Research Project Fund was launched in late 2000.
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
The Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education (JoHLSTE) a peer-reviewed international e-Journal published twice yearly by HLST and is freely available online. The e-journal aims to promote, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of education in the hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism subject areas.
Resource Guides
HLST's Resource Guides provide guides to texts, journals, websites and other resources pertaining to the HLST subject areas.
Case Studies
HLST's website contain a large number of case studies relevant to the hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism subject areas. These cover the following categories:
- Employability
- Entrepreneurship
- Assessment
- Curriculum Development
- Dissertations
- E-learning
- Groupwork
- Linking Teaching & Research
- Personal Development Planning
- Staff Development
- Student Stupport
- Sustainable Development
- Widening Participation
Research Gateway
An online resource to support student research project work in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. Supported by the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network Pedagogic Research and Development Fund.
LINK Newsletter
LINK (Learning through Innovations, Networks and Knowledge) is published three times per year, with each edition focusing on a different topic relevant to learning, teaching and assessment in the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism subject areas.
Enhancing Series
HLST, in partnership with Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance
Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance
The Subject Centre for Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance is one of 24 Subject Centres funded within the Higher Education Academy to promote high quality learning and teaching in UK Higher Education by providing subject-based support for sharing innovations and good practices...
(BMAF), has commissioned the Enhancing Series, a series of books consisting of case studies around themes of interest to educators, written by staff from the business, hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism communities. Two titles were published during 2008 through UK publisher Threshold Press.