The Question of Visitor Styles

January 1st, 1994 | RESEARCH

In this paper, Beverly Serrell of Serrell & Associates reviews the case study that made her question her belief in visitor styles, defined as categories given to visitors based on the observer's assumptions about their motivations and time-use patterns (i.e. "studiers" or "discoverers"). Serrell identifies the problems with this concept and suggests ways to look at visitor time budgeting in a more useful, less value-laden way.

Document

VSA-a0a4n4-a_5730.pdf

Team Members

Beverly Serrell, Author, Serrell & Associates

Citation

Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1064-5578

Publication: Visitor Studies
Volume: 6
Number: 1
Page(s): 48

Tags

Audience: Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | Life science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits