A Closer Examination of the Impact of Zoo Visits on Visitor Behaviour

By Liam Smith, S. Broad, Betty Weiler. 2008

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1. Fen‐Hauh Jan
2. T. Lee
3. K. Hughes
4. Stephan Schwan
5. Betty Weiler
6. Alejandro Grajal
7. Liam Smith
8. D. Lewalter

Citations in the corpus

• Understanding and Engagement in Places of Science Experience: Science Museums, Science Centers, Zoos, and Aquariums (2014, background): “Due to this unique combination of characteristics, MCZAs can help us to identify some “blind spots” of traditional educational research and in consequence in educational theories, which have been predominantly concerned with formal education (Crowley & Knutson, 2007). In particular, MCZAs are settin”
• Ecotourism Behavior of Nature-Based Tourists: An Integrative Framework (2018, methodology): “Scholars have employed the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to examine ecotourism behaviors, including protecting wildlife (Smith, Broad, and Weiler 2008), picking up litter in national parks (Brown, Ham, and Hughes 2010), and engaging in pro-environmental behavior (Fielding, McDonald, and Louis…”
• Does more interpretation lead to greater outcomes? An assessment of the impacts of multiple layers of interpretation in a zoo context (2009, background): “Even more challenging is to assess the long term impacts of single versus multimedia interpretation by collecting post-visit data, similar to the recent study by Smith et al. (2008). Notwithstanding the need for replication and further research, the findings of this study have implications from both”
• Measuring the impact of viewing wildlife: do positive intentions equate to long-term changes in conservation behaviour? (2013, background): “Similarly, Smith, Broad, and Weiler (2008) surveyed visitors following a Birds of Prey presentation at a wildlife sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, which targeted a range of conservation behaviours including recycling and removing roadkill.”