Visit Motivation as Part of Visitors’ Personal Context in a Science Museum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15322808 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Siëlle Phelan (Technical University of Munich, corresponding author), Siëlle Gramser (0000-0002-6627-7235, Technical University of Munich), Inga Specht (0000-0002-1518-6827, German Institute for Adult Education), Doris Lewalter (0000-0002-4705-5645, Technical University of Munich) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 141-161 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visitor Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1064-5578 • E-ISSN: 1934-7715 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10645578.2020.1808419 |
| OpenAlex | W3084209107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 32 |
Visit motivation is a multidimensional construct that can be viewed as a convergence of various elements of a visitor’s personal context that lead him or her to visit a particular museum on a particular day. We explored associations between six visit motivation categories, four personal characteristics and three visit-related characteristics that have previously been linked to visit motivation and museum learning. Our main aim was to increase our understanding of how visit motivation is embedded in visitors’ wider personal context. Results showed an effect of visit company on two ‘social’ visit motivation categories, and positive correlations between three different visit motivation categories and visitors’ interest in science, their self-efficacy beliefs, their visit frequency and their visit strategy. Our findings help to better understand how visitors’ personal and visit-related characteristics are associated with their motivation to visit a science museum, which can ultimately support museum professionals in providing customized visit experiences
Construct (python library · Context (archaeology · Geography · Personal development · Visitor pattern · Animal and Plant Science Education · Computer Science · Conferences and Exhibitions Management · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Psychology
The Museum Experience Revisited
Revisiting the Conceptualization, Measurement, and Generation of Interest
The Concept of Flow
Research on Interest in Science
An Identity‐Centered Approach to Understanding Museum Learning
Using the contextual model of learning to understand visitor learning from a science center exhibition
T he Effect of Visitors ‘ Agendas on Museum Learning
Exploring Satisfying Experiences in Museums
Designs for learning
Motivational Factors and the Visitor Experience
Beyond Cold Conceptual Change
Self-efficacy
Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Communication Formats on Visitors’ Understanding of Nanotechnology
Science Self-Efficacy and Lifelong Learning
Contextualizing Falk's Identity-Related Visitor Motivation Model
Examining the Effect of Visitor Motivation on Observed Visit Strategies Using Mobile Computer Technologies
Consuming science
Meeting the audience challenge in the ‘Age of Participation
The need for cognition
Visit motivations
Dispositional differences in cognitive motivation
A power primer
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |