ABSTRACT
This work investigated the involvement of the
host community in Oguta Lake. The objectives of the identified the various
attractions in the study area, examined the areas the host were involved in the
management of the tourism destination, ascertained the level of their
involvement in the management of the tourism destination, determined the
influence of host community involvement to their well-being and suggested
possible ways of improving their involvement for the sustainability of both the
host communities and the tourism destination. This study adopted a survey
design with the use of structured questionnaires. The sample consisted of four
hundred (400) respondents from the host community of Oguta Lake. The analytical
tools used were mean and standard deviation and analysis of variance (ANOVA)
was derive from the regression analysis. This was used in testing the
hypothesis. The findings of the research showed that respondents perceived the
host involvement in management of the tourism destination as positive because
the mean responses of the involvement of the host community are greater than
3.0. However, the negative responses to involvement variables such as planning,
decision making and policy making were not seen as a beneficial involvement of
tourism on the host communities as the mean responses were less than 3.0. From
the findings it was recommend that the tourism stakeholders should create
awareness programs on the impacts of tourism especially the involvement of host
community in tourism destination, Nigeria as a country that is rich in natural
resources more destinations that would attract tourists should be harnessed as
an alternative source of revenue to boost the Nation's economy.
CHINWENDU, C (2021). Investigation Of Community Involvement In Oguta Lake Tourism Site, In Imo State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 14, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/investigation-of-community-involvement-in-oguta-lake-tourism-site-in-imo-state-7-2
CHINWENDU, CHINWENDU. "Investigation Of Community Involvement In Oguta Lake Tourism Site, In Imo State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Nov. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/investigation-of-community-involvement-in-oguta-lake-tourism-site-in-imo-state-7-2. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
CHINWENDU, CHINWENDU. "Investigation Of Community Involvement In Oguta Lake Tourism Site, In Imo State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Nov. 2021. Web. 14 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/investigation-of-community-involvement-in-oguta-lake-tourism-site-in-imo-state-7-2 >.
CHINWENDU, CHINWENDU. "Investigation Of Community Involvement In Oguta Lake Tourism Site, In Imo State" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 14 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/investigation-of-community-involvement-in-oguta-lake-tourism-site-in-imo-state-7-2