Dr Mike Watkins

Dr Mike Watkins

B Education, M Science, PhD

Lecturer, Griffith Business School

Contact details for Dr Mike Watkins

Research expertise

  • Consumer decision making in leisure settings
  • Difference and change in leisure and tourism experiences
  • Education and Training in Leisure, Sport and Tourism Industries
  • Use of qualitative research methods to study leisure and tourism experiences

Current teaching areas

  • Leisure Theory and Behaviour
  • Marketing Leisure Services
  • Tourism Studies

Publications

Refereed journal articles

  • Little, D. and Watkins, M. (2004, in press). Exploring variation in recreation activity leaders' experiences of leading. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration.
  • Watkins, M. and Bell, B. (2002). The experience of forming business relationships in tourism. International Journal of Tourism Research. Vol 4, 15-28.
  • Whitford, M., Watkins, M. and Bell, B. (2001). 25 Years of Federal and State Government Indigenous Tourism Policy: Rationalism and Rhetoric. Current Issues in Tourism, Vol 4 (2-4) 151-181.
  • Watkins, M. (2000). Ways of learning about the meanings of leisure. Leisure Sciences, Vol 20 (2) 93-107.

Book chapters

  • Bell, B. and Watkins, M. (2001). Developing a better understanding of business relationships in tourism. In B. Jigang, P. Xinglian and G. Wall (Eds.), Urban Tourism: Theory and Practice (pp. 239-249). China: Science Press.

Conference papers and presentations

  • Watkins, M. (2003). What does it mean to be a tourist and take a photograph? Paper presented to: Tourism and Photography: Still Visions - Changing Lives. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Hallam University.
  • Watkins, M. (2003). Experiences of the Aesthetic in Leisure Meanings. Paper presented to: the Leisure and Visual Culture. Leisure Studies Association 2003. Centre for Cultural Research in Sport. Roehampton. UK: University of Surrey.
  • Marles, C. and Watkins, M. (2003). Place Attachment in Tourism. Paper presented to: Riding the Wave of Tourism and Hospitality Research. Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education. Coffs Harbour, Australia: Southern Cross University.
  • Watkins, M. (2002). Mapping leisure: An application of phenomenography. In E. Jackson (Ed.), Celebrating the past and Future of Canadian Leisure Studies. (pp. 340-343). Tenth Canadian Congress on Leisure Research. Edmonton, Canada: University of Alberta.
  • Watkins, M. (2001). How are we to Study the Shady Side of Leisure? In F. Lobo and S. Colyer (Eds.), Leisure Futures - Leisure Cultures, Proceedings of The 5th ANZALS Biennial International Conference. (pp. 30-35). Fremantle, Western Australia: Edith Cowan University.
  • Little, D. and Watkins, M. (2001). Experiences of activity leaders: A set of discrete skills or continua of developmental meanings? In F. Lobo and S. Colyer (Eds.), Leisure Futures Leisure Cultures, Proceedings of The 5th ANZALS Biennial International Conference. (pp. 86-95). Fremantle, Western Australia: Edith Cowan University.
  • Watkins, M. (1998). Issues of rigour in qualitative research designs. Presentation made to the Institute for Sport Education and Management. Christian-Ulbrecht University of Kiel, Germany.

Consultancy reports and grants

  • Watkins, M., and Cuskelly, G. (2000). Evaluation of Inter-organisational Relationships among Active Australia Day Service Providers. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission.
  • Watkins, M., and Cuskelly, G. (2000). Marketing and Promoting Sport and Recreation. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission.
  • Watkins M. (1996). Queensland Holiday Camps: A Marketing Opportunity (pp. 1-40). Brisbane, Queensland: Tourism Queensland.
  • Watkins, M. and Patterson, I. (1993). Designing the future: A labour market, occupational and training needs study of the Queensland fitness, sport and recreation industry (pp. 1-133). Brisbane, Queensland: Recreation Training Queensland.

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