Evaluating the effectiveness of education in zoos 2013-2017

Spooner, Sarah Louise (2019). Evaluating the effectiveness of education in zoos 2013-2017. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Service. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-853214

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This data was collected at a single zoo site in the UK. The site was a combined theme park and zoo. Data was collected to investigate the effectiveness of education in zoos. The data includes surveys of zoo visitors pre- and post- reading animal signage, watching live animal shows, watching a conservation theatre production and data from general zoo visitors pre- and post- visiting the zoo site. Additional data includes footage from the animal and conservation shows.

Data creators:
Creator Name Affiliation ORCID (as URL)
Spooner Sarah Louise University of York https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6650-3135
Sponsors: Economic and Social Research Council
Grant reference: ES/J500215/1
Topic classification: Natural environment
Science and technology
Economics
Education
Society and culture
Keywords: zoology, visitors, travel and tourism education, education
Project title: White Rose ESRC Doctoral Training Centre DTG 2011
Grant holders: Sarah Louise Spooner
Project dates:
FromTo
1 October 201130 September 2020
Date published: 18 Jan 2019 14:29
Last modified: 18 Jan 2019 14:29

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