Megan Axelsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3534788 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Megan Axelsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Megan |
| FAMILY NAME | Axelsen |
| SIGNATURE | AXELSEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8858-2049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Empirical Evidence to Support a Nudge Intervention for Increasing Online Engagement in Higher Education
Student engagement is recognised as being a critical factor linked to student success and learning outcomes. The same holds true for online learning and engagement in higher education, where the appetite for this mode of learning has escalated worldwide over several decades, and as a result of COVID-19. At the same time teachers in higher education are increasingly able to access and utilise tools to identify and analyse student online behaviours…
Knowledge co-creation
The evolving field of learning analytics research in higher education
Over the last decade the deployment and use of learning analytics has become routine in many universities around the world. The ability to analyse the way students interact with technology has demonstrated significant value for providing insights into student learning and there are now a wide range of uses for learning analytics in education. From use as a diagnostic tool, to a method for prediction, learning analytics in higher education has an …
Indigenous tourism in Panama
Tourists’ perspectives of Indigenous tourism and their preferences for this type of tourism experience are not fully explored, particularly in Latin-American contexts. Understanding these issues is crucial for helping Indigenous communities to meet existing and latent demand for their products and to leverage Indigenous community development opportunities. Using a psychographic segmentation methodology, international tourists in Panama who visite…
Community engagement in pro-poor tourism initiatives
Tourism's economic impacts are considerable for many developing countries yet those most in need often benefit little from the tourism sector. As such, Pro Poor Tourism (PPT) has been advocated as a means of contributing to poverty alleviation. However, it is acknowledged that such projects may not succeed and this often occurs when PPT projects are not properly managed or when they are implemented without, among other things, appropriate communi…
The “Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner” No More
This paper investigates how a group of novice marathon runners become immersed in the social world of a distance running community. A qualitative research design involved a combination of interviews and observations from within the social world of the distance running community. This fieldwork was undertaken in the traditional three month training period leading up to a major international marathon on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. Two…
International and Domestic University Students’ Leisure Behaviour
This paper assesses whether, in an age of social and cultural globalisation, place‐specific cultural differences continue to exist between domestic Australian and international Asian university students, resulting in divergent leisure patterns among these populations. The paper is based on a survey of the leisure behaviour of Australian, Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese, Malaysian, Korean, and Singaporean students enrolled at the University of Queens…
Race around the world
Participation in the sporting activity of distance running has increased considerably over the last two decades. The sport is one that requires a strong dedication from its participants due to its arduous nature. It is this dedication, coupled with the growth in interest in the sporting activity of distance running, that makes the distance runner market potentially lucrative for practitioners in the fields of tourism and leisure. Studies investig…
Trends in tourism research
The Power of Leisure
This autoethnographic account describes the ambiguities of the author's ongoing struggle with anorexia nervosa and how leisure was integral to her quasi-recovery from the illness. By showing the emotional and mental struggles of the illness, this paper offers an alternative to the traditional scientific studies of the illness that buries people's voices beneath layers of analysis. The purpose of the paper is to extend and deepen an understanding …
Visitors' Motivations to Attend Special Events at Art Galleries
With the growth in the number of special events being staged, the special event industry is becoming recognized as one that is influencing developments in tourism and related industries and institutions. Art galleries are one such institution increasingly recognizing the importance of special events to their audience development strategies. Special events enable galleries to make themselves more appealing to both their regular visitors and people…
Using special events to motivate visitors to attend art galleries
The contemporary directions of art galleries worldwide are changing as social patterns and demands, as well as visitor expectations of their experiences at art galleries, change. New programs and strategies are being developed in galleries to make these institutions more appealing to people who would not normally visit them, and one such strategy is the staging of special events. However, because galleries are staging an increasing number of spec…
The “Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner” No More
This paper investigates how a group of novice marathon runners become immersed in the social world of a distance running community. A qualitative research design involved a combination of interviews and observations from within the social world of the distance running community. This fieldwork was undertaken in the traditional three month training period leading up to a major international marathon on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. Two…
Trends in tourism research
The Power of Leisure
This autoethnographic account describes the ambiguities of the author's ongoing struggle with anorexia nervosa and how leisure was integral to her quasi-recovery from the illness. By showing the emotional and mental struggles of the illness, this paper offers an alternative to the traditional scientific studies of the illness that buries people's voices beneath layers of analysis. The purpose of the paper is to extend and deepen an understanding …
Knowledge co-creation
Community engagement in pro-poor tourism initiatives
Tourism's economic impacts are considerable for many developing countries yet those most in need often benefit little from the tourism sector. As such, Pro Poor Tourism (PPT) has been advocated as a means of contributing to poverty alleviation. However, it is acknowledged that such projects may not succeed and this often occurs when PPT projects are not properly managed or when they are implemented without, among other things, appropriate communi…
Using special events to motivate visitors to attend art galleries
The contemporary directions of art galleries worldwide are changing as social patterns and demands, as well as visitor expectations of their experiences at art galleries, change. New programs and strategies are being developed in galleries to make these institutions more appealing to people who would not normally visit them, and one such strategy is the staging of special events. However, because galleries are staging an increasing number of spec…
Race around the world
Participation in the sporting activity of distance running has increased considerably over the last two decades. The sport is one that requires a strong dedication from its participants due to its arduous nature. It is this dedication, coupled with the growth in interest in the sporting activity of distance running, that makes the distance runner market potentially lucrative for practitioners in the fields of tourism and leisure. Studies investig…
Indigenous tourism in Panama
Tourists’ perspectives of Indigenous tourism and their preferences for this type of tourism experience are not fully explored, particularly in Latin-American contexts. Understanding these issues is crucial for helping Indigenous communities to meet existing and latent demand for their products and to leverage Indigenous community development opportunities. Using a psychographic segmentation methodology, international tourists in Panama who visite…
Using special events to motivate visitors to attend art galleries
The contemporary directions of art galleries worldwide are changing as social patterns and demands, as well as visitor expectations of their experiences at art galleries, change. New programs and strategies are being developed in galleries to make these institutions more appealing to people who would not normally visit them, and one such strategy is the staging of special events. However, because galleries are staging an increasing number of spec…
Visitors' Motivations to Attend Special Events at Art Galleries
With the growth in the number of special events being staged, the special event industry is becoming recognized as one that is influencing developments in tourism and related industries and institutions. Art galleries are one such institution increasingly recognizing the importance of special events to their audience development strategies. Special events enable galleries to make themselves more appealing to both their regular visitors and people…
International and Domestic University Students’ Leisure Behaviour
This paper assesses whether, in an age of social and cultural globalisation, place‐specific cultural differences continue to exist between domestic Australian and international Asian university students, resulting in divergent leisure patterns among these populations. The paper is based on a survey of the leisure behaviour of Australian, Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese, Malaysian, Korean, and Singaporean students enrolled at the University of Queens…
Race around the world
Participation in the sporting activity of distance running has increased considerably over the last two decades. The sport is one that requires a strong dedication from its participants due to its arduous nature. It is this dedication, coupled with the growth in interest in the sporting activity of distance running, that makes the distance runner market potentially lucrative for practitioners in the fields of tourism and leisure. Studies investig…
Trends in tourism research
The Power of Leisure
This autoethnographic account describes the ambiguities of the author's ongoing struggle with anorexia nervosa and how leisure was integral to her quasi-recovery from the illness. By showing the emotional and mental struggles of the illness, this paper offers an alternative to the traditional scientific studies of the illness that buries people's voices beneath layers of analysis. The purpose of the paper is to extend and deepen an understanding …
The “Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner” No More
This paper investigates how a group of novice marathon runners become immersed in the social world of a distance running community. A qualitative research design involved a combination of interviews and observations from within the social world of the distance running community. This fieldwork was undertaken in the traditional three month training period leading up to a major international marathon on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. Two…
Community engagement in pro-poor tourism initiatives
Tourism's economic impacts are considerable for many developing countries yet those most in need often benefit little from the tourism sector. As such, Pro Poor Tourism (PPT) has been advocated as a means of contributing to poverty alleviation. However, it is acknowledged that such projects may not succeed and this often occurs when PPT projects are not properly managed or when they are implemented without, among other things, appropriate communi…
The evolving field of learning analytics research in higher education
Over the last decade the deployment and use of learning analytics has become routine in many universities around the world. The ability to analyse the way students interact with technology has demonstrated significant value for providing insights into student learning and there are now a wide range of uses for learning analytics in education. From use as a diagnostic tool, to a method for prediction, learning analytics in higher education has an …
Indigenous tourism in Panama
Tourists’ perspectives of Indigenous tourism and their preferences for this type of tourism experience are not fully explored, particularly in Latin-American contexts. Understanding these issues is crucial for helping Indigenous communities to meet existing and latent demand for their products and to leverage Indigenous community development opportunities. Using a psychographic segmentation methodology, international tourists in Panama who visite…
Knowledge co-creation
Empirical Evidence to Support a Nudge Intervention for Increasing Online Engagement in Higher Education
Student engagement is recognised as being a critical factor linked to student success and learning outcomes. The same holds true for online learning and engagement in higher education, where the appetite for this mode of learning has escalated worldwide over several decades, and as a result of COVID-19. At the same time teachers in higher education are increasingly able to access and utilise tools to identify and analyse student online behaviours…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (7 works) · Tourism (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Geography (4 works)