School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure

Peter Robinson

Name	Peter Robinson
Job Title	Principal Lecturer and Head of Department for Leisure Industries and The Arena Theatre
School	School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure
Tel	01902 32 3149
Email	P.Robinson@wlv.ac.uk

Biographical summary

Peter is an award-winning lecturer, with a passion for teaching and a flair for inspiring and motivating students. Peter Robinson

Prior to entering academia Peter gained experience in the public, private and voluntary sectors within tourism, hospitality and events management in a range of roles that included senior management roles with The National Trust and Derby University as Tourism projects manager overseeing a range of EU funded business support projects.

Peter has also worked as a freelance Tourism and Events Consultant working with a number of high profile clients, alongside an IT Recycling business which he developed ‘by accident!’.

Peter is passionate about the application of theory to practice, and especially enjoys opportunities to work closely with businesses to provide advice and expertise, to develop projects and to ensure his teaching is underpinned by contemporary knowledge of the tourism, events and hospitality sectors.

Teaching responsibilities

Peter teaches across the Leisure Industries disciplines: Events, Sport, Hospitality, Travel and Tourism, specialising in Operational Management, Employability Skills and Event Management, all areas covered in his textbooks.

Peter also coordinates the Leisure Industries Dissertation and designs and delivers workshops to support students through the dissertation process – leading in some cases to the publication of student research.

Non-teaching responsibilities

Peter is a Principal Lecturer and Head of Department for Leisure Industries and The Arena Theatre.

Consultancy Projects

Robinson P, Gelder S, Robinson L, Gelder G (2012) Feasibility Study: The Holker Group
Wale, D, Gelder, G, Robinson, P (2012) Ticket Buying Project: Market Research in conjunction with NEC Group LTD
Robinson P, Povey G, Page K, Gelder G (2011) Feasibility Study: Penn Community Events Centre

Research interests

Peter is actively involved in a wide range of research projects around events management, tourism management and pedagogy, bringing these subjects together through his specific interests in the use of Google Earth within teaching and practice, Community Tourism Development and Sociology within Tourism and Events Management.

Qualifications

Ongoing – Peter is working towards a PhD by publication
2009 – PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
2006 – MA Tourism
2000 – BA (Hons) Tourism Management
1999 – HND Travel and Tourism Management (Distinction)

Membership of Professional Organisations

FHEA – Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (pending, Dec 2010)
Member of the AEME Executive Committee (Association for Events Management Education)
M.Inst.TT – Member of The Institute for Travel and Tourism
MTMI – Member of the Tourism Management Institute (previously a UK representative for TMI)
MTS - Member of the Tourism Society
British Academy of Management

Editorial Roles

Editorial Panel – Research Futures: The Undergraduate Research Journal for Events, Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism

Publications & Conferences

Research in Preparation

Research project: The Nostalgic (and prohibited) Gaze
Research Project: Musical Theatre and Reality Television
Research Project: Community based Tourism
Research Project: The Slow Tourist – Submitted to Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Books

Robinson P (ed) (2012) Tourism: The Key Concepts. Oxford: Routledge
Robinson P, Lueck M, Smith SL (2012) Tourism. Oxford: CABI
McPherson G, Finkel R, McGillivray D and Robinson P, (eds) (2012) Research Themes for Events. Oxford, CABI
Robinson P (ed) (2012) Tourism: The Key Concepts. Oxford: Routledge
Robinson P, Lueck M, Smith SL (2012) Tourism. Oxford: CABI
McPherson G, Finkel R, McGillivray D and Robinson P, (eds) (2012) Research Themes for Events. Oxford, CABI
Robinson P, Heitmann S, Dieke P (eds) (2011) Research Themes in Tourism, Oxford: CABI
Robinson P, Wale D & Dickson, G (eds)(2010) Event Management, Oxford: CABI
Robinson P (ed) (2009) Operations Management in The Travel Industry, Oxford: CABI

Book Chapters

Robinson P (2012) Project Management in Dale C and Hassanien A (2012) Facilities Planning for Tourism, Hospitality and Events. Wallingford: CABI
Robinson P, Cave J and TBC (2012) Sustainability and Events in Lueck M and Pernecky T (2012) details to be confirmed
Robinson P (2012) The Emediated (Google) Gaze in Lester et al (2012) details to be confirmed
Robinson P (2012) The Freedom of The Open Road in Conlin M and Bird G (2012) Title TBC. Clevedon: Channel View Publications
Robinson P (2012) From Motorcoach to Supercoach in Conlin M and Bird G (2012) Title TBC. Clevedon: Channel View Publications
Robinson P (2012) Railways and Destination Development in Conlin M and Bird G (2012) Title TBC. Clevedon: Channel View Publications
Robinson P & Southall C (2011) Heritage Tourism in Robinson P, Heitmann S, Dieke P (eds) (2011) Research Themes in Tourism, Oxford: CABI
Gelder G & Robinson P (2011) Arts, Festivals & Events in Robinson P, Heitmann S, Dieke P (eds) (2011) Research Themes in Tourism, Oxford: CABI
Wiltshier P & Robinson P (2011) Community Tourism in Robinson P, Heitmann S, Dieke P (eds) (2011) Research Themes in Tourism, Oxford: CABI
Heitmann S, Robinson P and Povey G (2011) Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Tourism in Robinson P, Heitmann S, Dieke P (eds) (2011) Research Themes in Tourism, Oxford: CABI
Oriade A, Robinson P, Gelder S (2010) Delivering Live Events in Robinson P, Wale D & Dickson, G (eds)(2010) Event Management, Oxford: CABI
Robinson P, Gelder S (2009) Operations Management in Robinson P (ed) (2009) Operations Management in The Travel Industry, Oxford: CABI
Robinson P, Heitmann S (2009) Sustainability for Travel Management in Robinson P (ed) (2009) Operations Management in The Travel Industry, Oxford: CABI
Robinson P, (2009) Travel and Management: An Introduction in Robinson P (ed) (2009) Operations Management in The Travel Industry, Oxford: CABI
Robinson, P (2009) Sustainability for Sports Management In Bill, K. (2009). Sport Management. Exeter: Learning Matters
Dale C, Fenton R, Lawton M, Robinson P (2008) The institutional setting – Personal Development Planning at the University of Wolverhampton In Strivens, J et al (2008). Personal Development Planning. Lichfield: FDF
Dale C, Robinson P, Wale D (2008) Using eportfolio on two versions of an employability skills module in Buswell J &Becket N (2009) in Enhancing Student-centred Learning. (HEA HLST/BMAF) Threshold Press, Newbury.

Peer-reviewed Journals

"The E-Mediated (Google Earth) Gaze - An Observational and Semiotic Perspective" – publication pending in Current Issues in Tourism Research
Foster, K & Robinson, P (2010) A Critical Analysis of the Motivational Factors that Influence Event Attendance in Family Groups. Event Management. Vol. 14, No. 2, 2010
Gelder, G & Robinson, P (2009) A Critical Comparative Study of Visitor Motivations for Attending Music Festivals: A Case Study of Glastonbury and V-Festival. Event Management. Vol 3, pp181-196.

Conferences

Gelder, Robinson and Wale (2011) Future-proofing Students through Employability in Valuing Tourism in Higher Education: Capitalising on HE–Industry Link, Association for Tourism in Higher Education Annual Conference, St Anne’s College Oxford.
Robinson P (2011) Innovative Applications of ePortfolio in adding VaLuE: From Surface to Deep Learning Using VLEs, University of Chichester Learning & Teaching Conference 2011, 24^th May 2011, Chichester
Robinson P (2010) Enhancing Graduate Employability in EventUK 2010, 21^st-22^nd September 2010, NEC
Robinson P (2010) The Emediated (Google) Gaze: Whose Destination Is It? British Academy of Management Conference 2010. 14^th-16^th September 2010, Sheffield University
Gelder G, Foster K & Robinson, P (2010) I don’t care about the music! New perspectives in Event Motivation in International Confex 2010, 23^rd-25^th February 2010, Earls Court, London.
Robinson, P & Dale, C (2009) The Virtual Destination: Exploring the use of Google Earth as a pedagogical tool in tourism education In Navigating Shifting Sands and Moving Mountains: New Paradigms for Tourism and Tourism Education?, 2nd-4th December 2007, The Subject Association for Tourism in the UK, Losehill Hall, Derbyshire
Heitmann, S & Robinson P (2009) Slow Cities – the Emperor’s new clothes or (another) solution for sustainable tourism management? British Academy of Management Conference 2009. 15^th-17^th September 2009, Brighton
Robinson, P, (2009) Marketing in a Recession: A Travel Perspective. Tourism Society Conference 2009, 25^th June 2009, York.
Robinson P, & Wiscombe C. (2009) Learning from work-based learning – a case study of the FD Travel Operations Management. Employability Conference 2009, 25^th June 2009, University of Wolverhampton
Robinson P, & Wiscombe C. (2008) The challenges of Employer Engagement: A critical comparison of innovative course delivery. HLST Conference 2008, 6th November 2008, St Anne’s College Oxford
Robinson P, & Wiscombe C. (2008) An innovative delivery of Foundation Degrees: but not without its problems! – Best practice and future challenges. Telling ePortfolio Stories 2008: The road to ‘stickiness’, 5th June 2008, University of Wolverhampton
Robinson, P. (2008) The Case for Community-Led Tourism Development: Engaging & supporting entrepreneurial communities. Leisure Studies Association Conference, 2008.
Robinson P, Wale D, Wiscombe C (2007) An innovative delivery of Foundation Degrees: but not without its problems! In Shaping the Future of Tourism Education, 5-7th December 2007, The Subject Association for Tourism in the UK, St Anne’s College Oxford

Journals and Magazines

Robinson, P. Guest Editor for Tourism Society Journal (September 2008)
Robinson, P & Wiscombe C, (2008) The Foundation Degree in Travel Operations Management – A Reflective Perspective. LINK 22 Employer Engagement (Autumn 2008) , Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network
Robinson, P (2008) The National Trust: A brief synopsis. OTHM Today. OTHM: Croyden.
Robinson, P in TourismInsights (Visit Britain) http://www.insights.org.uk/:
- Visitor Centres (Jan 09)
- Day Trippers (Oct 09)
- Tourism Qualifications (Aug 09)
- Arts and Regeneration (Mar 09)
- Shopping and Tourism (Nov 08)
- Children in Tourism (Aug 08)
- Images in Tourism (Jun 08)
- Community Tourism (Mar 08)
- Local Food – An Opportunity for Tourism (Jan 08)