Is Educational Leisure A Contradiction in Terms? Exploring the Synergy of Education and Entertainment

By Jan Packer, R. Ballantyne. 2004

88 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Social Psychology

1. Jan Packer
2. Rainer Bromme
3. Susan R. Goldman

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Jan Packer
2. K. Hughes

Citations in the corpus

• Understanding and Engagement in Places of Science Experience: Science Museums, Science Centers, Zoos, and Aquariums (2014, background): “…versus edutainment motives, which correspond with a mindful versus mindless visitor behavior connected with more or less learning (Moscardo, 1996), Packer and Ballantyne (2004), in contrast, have shown in a series of studies that education and entertainment are not only compatible but synergistic.”
• Beyond Learning: Exploring Visitors' Perceptions of the Value and Benefits of Museum Experiences (2008, background): “Indeed, these are considered to be among the unique characteristics of educational leisure settings (Packer 2006; Packer and Ballantyne 2004).”