University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2010 A Blueprint For Planning And Designing Staged-authentic Heritage Attractions In Small Island Nations Earney F. Lasten University of Central Florida Part of the Education Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Lasten, Earney F., "A Blueprint For Planning And Designing Staged-authentic Heritage Attractions In Small Island Nations" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 1627. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1627 A BLUEPRINT FOR PLANNING AND DESIGNING STAGED-AUTHENTIC HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS IN SMALL ISLAND NATIONS by EARNEY F. LASTEN B.A. National American University, 1994 M.A. University of St. Thomas, 2004 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Fall Term 2010 Major Professor: Abraham Pizam © Earney F. Lasten ii This dissertation is dedicated to my family: Spouse, Isabel Cristina Gaitan Colmenares, Daughter, Yvonne Mercedes Lasten, Son, Gabriel Alejandro Lasten, and my beloved mother in heaven--Yvonne Theresita Yarzagaray. I am forever grateful to my very first teacher and now heavenly guardian angel and Saint--Mammy. iii ABSTRACT The purpose of this largely qualitative study was to develop a blueprint for planning and designing a staged-authentic heritage tourist attraction for small island nations.