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Interview with Ian Gilhespy

Posted on May 1, 2015 by in issue #04 |

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Recorded in April 2015 for the National Council for the Arts i de Catalunya (CoNCA) Culture, during the Conference “Strategic Assessment: Measuring the management of cultural facilities”
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Ian David Gilhespy, B.A. Hons, M.A., FHEA. University of St Mark and St John


About Gilhespy

Ian Gilhespy has been researching and teaching in the areas of leisure, culture and sport for 25 years. He has taken a particular interest in the use of performance indicators in cultural organisations. He has been publishing recently in the use of visual research methods as well as the use of digital innovations in pedagogy. A short account of Ian’s research activity is featured below.


Publications

Chapter in Book (joint)
Gilhespy, I. and Harris, D. (2010) ‘Researching Visual Culture: Approaches for the Understanding of Tourism and Leisure Experiences’ in Morgan, M., Lugosi, P. & Brent Ritchie, J.R.(eds) ‘The Experiences of Tourism and Leisure’ Bristol: Channel View Publications

Refereed Journal Articles (solo)

Gilhespy, I. (2013) “Beyond the Fringe: The Role of Recreation in Multi-functional Urban Fringe Landscapes”, Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis Volume 5 Issue 2, p.143-152

Gilhespy,I. (2011) “Evaluating the effectiveness of digital learning objects: student perspectives and issues of design”, International Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, Vol.10 No.1 p. 95-102

Gilhespy, I. (2009) ‘Issues in the development of an inclusive curriculum: Listening to student voices in the evaluation of reusable learning objects in the subject area of sport, leisure and outdoor adventure’ International Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.Vol.8 No.2 p132-142

Gilhespy, I. (2006) ‘The Status of Visual Data in Research Methods Textbooks for Sport and Leisure Programmes’ International Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education. Vol. 5 No.2

Gilhespy, I. (2005) ‘Designing Personal Development Modules for Leisure Studies: a Discussion of the Adoption of Flexible Teaching and Learning Approaches’ International Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education. Vol. 4 No.1

Gilhespy, I. (2001) ‘The Evaluation of Social Objectives in Cultural Organisations’ International Journal of Arts Management. Volume 4 Number 1 Fall 2001 p.48-58

Gilhespy, I. (1999) ‘Measuring the Performance of Cultural Organisations’. International Journal of Arts Management. Volume 2 Number 1 Fall 1999 p.38-53

Refereed Journal Articles (joint)

Gilhespy, I. and Harris, D. (2015, forthcoming) “Designing Open Electronic Texts in Education: Positioning Theory Revisited” in Critical and Reflective Practice in Education

Gilhespy, I. and Harris, D. (2011) “Representing ‘the Real’: Realism and Visual Culture” in Tourism, Leisure and Ethnography in the Journal of Tourism Consumption and Practice Vol 3 No 1 p.55-69

Evans, W., Gilhespy, I & Harris, D (2007) “Electronic Databases and Independent Learning”. Link (17) Higher Education Academy

Gilhespy, I. & Harris, D. (2011) “Reusable Learning Objects: Evaluating the Outcomes of Multi-Media and Single Medium RLOs”, Link (28) Higher Education Academy p.24-25

Sections in books:
Gilhespy, I. (2003) ‘Merit Goods’ and ‘Public Goods’ in the International Encyclopedia of Leisure and Tourism. London: Routledge