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Dr Vicki Peel

Deputy Director, NCAS

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Biography

Vicki has a research reputation in the combined fields of Australian Studies and Tourism, with particular emphasis on Cultural Tourism, the Backpacker and Student Tourism markets. Across these interdisciplinary interests, Vicki’s research themes have consistently addressed issues of historical and contemporary educational and youth travel experience and the spatial relationship and dynamic that underpins tourism at heritage places. Vicki has researched as part of an Australian wide team on cultural tourism projects funded by the Sustainable Tourism Centre for Cooperative Research. These studies explored the landscape, commercial application and stakeholder role of Cultural Tourism development in Australia. More recently she has received funding from Tourism Victoria to study the impact of international Working Holiday Makers on the independent travel market to Australia. She is currently co-authoring a book on the past, present and future of the travel guidebook with Anders Sorensen to be published by Channel View, UK. She has provided professional commentary in areas of Tourism for the Age, the Herald Sun and CNNN Asia and referees for leading journals in the field of tourism including Tourism Management and Tourism, Culture and Communication.

Vicki's approach to teaching and program management has reflected an obligation to deliver a high level professional tourism degree directed at positive learning and career outcomes for all students. She firmly believes in the importance of students' integration with the industry during their course and the educational value of fieldwork for all students aiming for a successful career in tourism. Vicki was a joint recipient of the Faculty of Arts Dean's Teaching Awards in 2010.

Vicki is an experienced HDR supervisor working in the areas of independent tourism, cultural tourism, and tourism as a tool for sustainable tourism development.

She is currently convenor of the Faculty of Arts Postgraduate Coursework Committee and Honours Committee and Deputy Director of the National Centre for Australian Studies.

Teaching

  • APG4709 Sustainable tourism development and planning
  • APG4710 Cultural tourism and special events
  • APG4390 Contemporary Issues in Tourism

Publications

Monographs

Peel, V. (2001). Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School: A History, Halstead Press, Sydney, xv + 312pp.

Peel, V. (1999). St Michael's Grammar School: A Study in Educational Change, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, xvi + 310pp.

Peel, V, Zion D & Yule, J, (1994). A History of Hawthorn, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, x + 321pp.

Arnold, J., Peel V & Bede, A & Arnold, J, (1991). Working Victoria: A Guide to the Study of Work, Longmans, Melbourne, iv + 220pp.

Refereed Journal Articles

Lacey, G., Peel, V. and Weiler, B., ‘Disseminating the Voice of the Other: A case study of philanthropic tourism’, Annals of Tourism Research (Forthcoming, 2012).

Peel, V., Steen, A., and Sorensen, A., "Unfriendly, unfunny and tyrannical": an exploratory study of the travel guidebook in the Australian print media',Tourism Analysis.(Forthcoming, 2012)

Cheer, J. & Peel, V. (2011). 'The Tourism-Foreign Aid Nexus in Vanuatu: Future Direction' in Tourism Planning & Development, Special Issue: The changing paradigms of tourism in international development: Placing the poor first - Trojan Horse or Real Hope? Volume 8, Issue 3.

Reeves, K., Eklund, E., Reeves, A., Peel, V., & Scates, B., (2011) 'Rethinking the international significance of the material culture and intangible heritage of the Australian labour movement', International Journal of Heritage Studies. Volume 17, Issue 4, pp. 301-317.

Peel, V. and Steen, A. (2007). ‘Victims, Hooligans and Cashcows: Backpackers and Media Representation in Australia'. Tourism Management, 28(4), pp. 1057-1067.

Maher, J., Lindsay, J., Peel, V. and Twomey, C. (2006). ‘Peer mentoring as academic resource: or "my friend says"'. Australian Universities Review, 48 (2), pp. 26-29.

Book Chapters

Jarvis, J. and Peel, V. (2010). ‘Flashpacking in Fiji: The development of a segmented backpacker industry in an emerging destination'. In Backpacker Tourists: Experiences and mobilities edited by Kevin Hannam and Anya Diekmann, Channel View Publications, UK.

Jarvis, J. and Peel, V. (2008). ‘Study Backpackers: Australia's short-stay international student travellers'. Hannam, K and Ateljevic, I,  Backpacker Tourism: Concepts and Profiles, Channel View Publications, UK, pp. 157-173.

Peel, V. (2006). ‘The Team Player: Lindsay Thompson'. In Costar, B. and Strangio, P., The Victorian Premiers, Federation Press, Victoria, pp. 314-324.

Peel, V. (2004). ‘Classroom Tourists: Study-abroad students and Australian studies.' In Carter, D., Darian-Smith, K. and Worby, G. Thinking Australian Studies: teaching across cultures, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, pp. 304-317.

Refereed Conference Papers

Steen, A. and Peel, V.. (2011) 'Internationalisation in the tourism industry: A case of Australian based backpacker accommodation operator' Academy of International Business (AIBUK) Annual Conference, 14-16 April, University of Edinburgh Business School, Edinburgh, Scotland. http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/aib2011/home

Peel, V., Sorensen, A. and Steen, A. (2011) 'Seriously misguided: Mapping a research agenda for the travel guidebook in contemporary tourism' Paper presented at Tourism Creating a Brilliant Blend, Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference 2011 February 8-11, Uni SA, Adelaide - http://www.fcconventions.com.au/CAUTHE2011/.

Hughes, M., Carlsen, J., Frost, W., Peel, V. and Pocock, C. (2007). ‘Key success factors and information availability in heritage tourism operations'. In Tourism: past achievement, future challenges, Proceedings of the 2007 Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference, pp. 1-13.

Frost, W. and Peel, V.  (2006). ‘Cultural Heritage and Regional Tourism in the Victorian Goldfields", Heritage and Regional Development ANZRAI.

Industry Reports and Other Non-refereed Publications

Carlsen, J., Frost, W., Hughes, M., Pocock, C., and Peel, V. (2008). Success Factors in Cultural Tourism Heritage Enterprise Management. CRC (Sustainable Tourism) Technical Report, Brisbane.

Collins, J., Darcy, S., Jordan, K., Skilbeck, R., Grabowski, S., Peel, V., Dunstan, D., Lacey, G., and Firth, T., (2008). Cultural landscapes of tourism in New South Wales and Victoria, CRC (Sustainable Tourism) Technical Report, Brisbane.

Jones, T., Hughes, M., Peel, V., Wood, D., and Frost, W. (2007). Assisting Communities to Develop Heritage Tourism Opportunities. CRC (Sustainable Tourism) Technical Report, Brisbane.

Jarvis, J. and Peel, V. (2005). ‘The Backpacker Boon'. Around the Globe, Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, Autumn, 2(1), pp.16-19.