Faculty of Business and Law

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Kevin Lyons Senior Lecturer  EPT +61-2-492 18989 GP3.34 (Callaghan) Kevin.Lyons@newcastle.edu.au

Qualifications: Assoc. Dip; BSc Human Services; MA; EdD

Other Details:

Teaching Responsibilities:

LEIS1130 Leisure Behaviour and Development
LEIS2420 Adventure Tourism and Recreation
LEIS2240 Outdoor Recreation Management
LEIS3150: Tourism Policy and planning

Community Involvement:

Member: Board of Directors and Treasurer, Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies
Member: Executive Committee for World Leisure Working Group on Children and Youth
Research Associate: Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE)
Associate Member: Cultural Industries and Practices Research Centre (CIPS)
Associate Editor, Leisure Sciences.

Research Interests:

Leisure, employability and careers;
Outdoor recreation;
Volunteer tourism;
Leisure, gender and families.

Recent Publications:

Refereed Journal Articles
Lyons, K.D. (2006). Wolves among sheep? The role of men in a feminist Leisure Studies. Leisure Sciences.

Jenkins, J. & Lyons, K.D. (2006). Non-resident fathers' leisure with their children. Leisure Studies Journal.

Gunthorpe, W. & Lyons, K.D. (2004). A predictive model of chronic time pressure in the Australian population: implications for leisure research. Leisure Sciences,26(2) 201-213.

Lyons, K.D. (2003) . Ambiguities in volunteer tourism: A case study of Australians participating in a J-1 visitor exchange program. Tourism Recreation Research 28(3) 5-13.

Lyons, K.D. (2003). Exploring the meanings of community among summer camp staff. World Leisure Journal 4(45). 55-61.

Lyons, K.D. & Brown, P (2003). Enhancing the employability of Leisure Studies graduates through work integrated learning. Annals of Leisure Research. 6(1)54-67.

Lyons, K.D. (2001). Personal investment as a predictor of camp counselor job performance. Journal of Parks and Recreation Administration. 2(18), 19-34.

Book Chapters
Lyons, K.D. (2006) 'The professionalisation of tourism: preparing the way for the portfolio careerist in Australia in Babu.S., Parida, B. & Mishra, S. (eds.), Tourism Business: Some Reflections on a Changing Paradigm. London: Sage. Pp.

Lyons, K. D. (2005). 'Ambassador, Worker And Player: Independent Travellers Working In American Summer Camps' in Brad West (ed) Down the Road: Exploring Backpackers and Independent Travel, Pp. 93-108. API, Perth.

Lyons, K.D. (2003).Community planning. In J. Jenkins, J. & J. Pigram, Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation. Pp. 64-65. Routledge: London.

Lyons, K.D. (2003). Community recreation. In J. Jenkins, J. & J. Pigram, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation. Pp. 65-66. Routledge: London.

Lyons K.D. (2003). Leadership. In J. Jenkins, & J. Pigram, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation. Pp. 277-279. Routledge: London.

Lyons, K.D. (2003). Objectives. In J. Jenkins, & J. Pigram (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation. Pp. 342-343. Routledge: London.

Lyons, K.D. (2003). Organised camps. In J. Jenkins, & J. Pigram, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation. Pp. 349. Routledge: London.

Lyons, K.D. (2003). Ritual. In J. Jenkins, & J. Pigram, (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation. Pp. 437-438. Routledge: London.

Non-refereed Publications
Lyons, K.D. (2004). Examining the impact of working-holidays upon future careers. E-Review of Tourism Research. 2(1), 11-15.

Lyons, K.D. (2004). Editorial, Special issue on Leisure Services in Outdoor Environments. World Leisure Journal, 4(46),2-3.

Lyons, K.D. & Jenkins, J. (2002). Rollin'! Rollin'! Rollin' ! Rawhide! Mobile outdoor recreation events. Australasian Parks and Leisure. 5(2), 36-39.

Conference Papers
Jenkins, J. & Lyons, J. (2005). Non-resident fathers' leisure with their children a pilot study. Abstracts from Australian & New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Seventh Conference. Waikato, New Zealand.

Lyons, K. & Jenkins, J. (2005) Profiling career and life trajectories of Australians working in American Summer Camps. Abstracts from Australian & New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Seventh Conference. Waikato, New Zealand.

Jenkins, J. & Lyons, K..D. (2005) From time to time? Nonresident fathers leisure with their kids. Centre for Full Employment and Equity: Creating a Culture of Full Employment Conference 2005. Newcastle, Australia.

Lyons K.D. (2004). 'We are not all crocodile hunters: exploring the experiences of australian women working in American summer camps', Leisure Matters 8th World Leisure Congress 2004, Brisbane.

Lyons, K.D. & Dionigi, R. (2003). Toward a theory of leisure-based community: The Case of Older Adults in Competitive Sports. Abstracts from Australian & New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Sixth Conference. Sydney, Australia.

Lyons, K.D. (2003). Negotiating travel roles: An examination of Australians working in American summer camps. Proceedings from Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences. Honolulu, USA.