The changing landscape of academic tourism research towards a hopeful academy
Author(s)
Khoo-Lattimore, C
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2018
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When I was being interviewed for the position of editor-in-chief for Tourism Management Perspectives, I had talked to many academic mentors and friends for their thoughts on whether I should take up the position. I was cognizant of being at a relatively early stage of my career, where I should focus more on securing grants rather than reviewers for manuscripts. As expected, the answers were never clear-cut, but I was left with pages of notes to help me make the decision, a decision that led me to writing this editorial. The most compelling push factor was reading my own reflexive analysis, in a paper I wrote for the Critical ...
View more >When I was being interviewed for the position of editor-in-chief for Tourism Management Perspectives, I had talked to many academic mentors and friends for their thoughts on whether I should take up the position. I was cognizant of being at a relatively early stage of my career, where I should focus more on securing grants rather than reviewers for manuscripts. As expected, the answers were never clear-cut, but I was left with pages of notes to help me make the decision, a decision that led me to writing this editorial. The most compelling push factor was reading my own reflexive analysis, in a paper I wrote for the Critical Tourism Studies conference in 2014, where I uncomfortably reflected on our responsibilities as tourism researchers (Khoo-Lattimore, 2018). I ended this paper with a promise that I will always attempt to add value to the community that I have been socialized into, and actually a community that I love. Taking up this position is keeping this promise.
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View more >When I was being interviewed for the position of editor-in-chief for Tourism Management Perspectives, I had talked to many academic mentors and friends for their thoughts on whether I should take up the position. I was cognizant of being at a relatively early stage of my career, where I should focus more on securing grants rather than reviewers for manuscripts. As expected, the answers were never clear-cut, but I was left with pages of notes to help me make the decision, a decision that led me to writing this editorial. The most compelling push factor was reading my own reflexive analysis, in a paper I wrote for the Critical Tourism Studies conference in 2014, where I uncomfortably reflected on our responsibilities as tourism researchers (Khoo-Lattimore, 2018). I ended this paper with a promise that I will always attempt to add value to the community that I have been socialized into, and actually a community that I love. Taking up this position is keeping this promise.
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Journal Title
Tourism Management Perspectives
Volume
25
Subject
Tourism