Children and the demand for recreational experiences: the case of zoos

By Sophie K. Turley. 2001

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The Value of Zoo Experiences for Connecting People with Nature (2008, background): “Other researchers have found that a passive recreational aspect is valued in zoos; however, those studies did not operationalize that value in a manner that could identify if association with the animals and nature content was the recreational aspect that aligned with the mission of zoos (Caldwell, ”
A Comparison of Adolescents' and Parents' Holiday Motivations and Desires (2006, background): “Indeed, the family is the predominant unit in which people spend their leisure time (Turley, 2001).”
Theory of planned behaviour: predicting tourists’ pro-environmental intentions after a humpback whale encounter (2019, background): “Demographic and background questions include gender, age, and income along with other indicators (e.g. motivations and tour location) that have previously been identified as factors of tourists’ participation in nature-based experiences (Tomas, Scott, & Crompton, 2002; Turley, 2001).”
The Socialization of Families Away from Home: Group Dynamics and Family Functioning on Holiday (2014, unknown): “Research has been carried out at family centered tourism attractions (Hallman, Mary, & Benbow, 2007; Johns & Gyimothy, 2002; Turley, 2001) which are important as enablers of quality family time.”