Study title

Community-based Tourism in Nicaragua 2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2506

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2506

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Höckert, Emily (University of Lapland. Faculty of Tourism and Business)

Abstract

The study was conducted in Nicaragua, Central America. The purpose of the study was to examine how small-scale tourist programmes organised in small communities had affected the communities. The research data consist of interview transcriptions which were originally in Spanish and were then translated into English. The questions were about the development of the tourism project and how it affected the life and values of the communities.

The dataset is only available in English.

Keywords

communities; cultural heritage; economic and social development; tourism; travel

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural and national identity (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social change (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Emily Höckert (University of Lapland)

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008-10

Nation

Nicaragua

Geographical Coverage

Nicaragua

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

People of the communities who took part in the tourism projects

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Communities for the study were selected among the communities supported by the SGP Programme of the UNDP. The researcher visited several communities and eventually chose the Fair Trade Coffee Trail Programme in San Ramon. Four communities participated in the programme and three of these were selected for the study (La Pita, El Roblar and La Corona), because they were alike, development of tourism had been similar in them and they were pioneering communities in terms of the development of tourism in Nicaragua.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

22 RTF files, approximately 67 pages. In addition, HTML files based on the RTF files.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher anonymised and summarised the interviews. Some Finnish expressions left in the data were translated into English and some identifiers were removed from the data at FSD.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Höckert, Emily (University of Lapland): Community-based Tourism in Nicaragua 2008 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2010-04-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2506

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Höckert, Emily (2009). Sociocultural Sustainability of Rural Community-Based Tourism. Case Study of Local Participation in Fair Trade Coffee Trail, Nicaragua. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. -Lapin yliopiston matkailun ja liiketoiminnan tiedekunnan julkaisuja B. Tutkimusraportteja ja selvityksiä; 5.

Höckert, Emily (2009). Sociocultural Sustainability of Rural Community-Based Tourism. Case Study of Local Participation in Fair Trade Coffee Trail, Nicaragua. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. Matkailun ja liiketoiminnan pro gradu -tutkielma.