GENERAL INFORMATION ........................... 1. Dataset title: Encuesta Voluntario Google Forms 2. Authors: Guid Cimadomo 3. Author contact information: Guido Cimadomo, cimadomo@uma.es METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION ................................. 1. Description of the methods for collection/generation of data: This is a google form anonymous survey to volunteers who attended the program offered by the University of Malaga in Nicaragua, between the years 2016 and 2025. Through 7 blocks of questions, the aim of the survey is to expand the understanding of the imact of this service learning experience in the students and their approach to professional duties. Cimadomo Guido, and Carlos Castaño Gil. (2026?) Beyond Borders. Nurturing Socially Situated Experiences Through Service Learning in Nicaragua. Architecture and Culture. 2. Data processing methods The primary data, already anonymous, were reviewed for consistency and organized in tabular format to support both qualitative and descriptive quantitative analysis. Here the results of the survey are shared, without any further edition. 3. Software or instruments needed to interpret the data: Data is offered in a pdf showing the questions and answers of the participants, and in a csv file, making it open to analyse and edit with any program. 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: - 5. Environmental or experimental conditions: Don't apply. FILE OVERVIEW ---------------------- The dataset consists of two files: Encuesta_Voluntarios_GoogleForms.csv – a comma-separated values file containing the anonymized responses from the online survey, structured by question and participant. This file is the main source for analysis. Encuesta_Voluntarios_GoogleForms.pdf – a PDF document containing the printed version of the original Google Form, included to provide contextual information on the survey design and question structure. Both files are stored in the same directory, with the PDF serving as documentation for the data contained in the CSV file. DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: ------------------------------------------- [Si el conjunto de datos incluye varios archivos, y va a crear un único fichero readme.txt repita este apartado por cada archivo de datos que contenga variables ( Unicamente si las variables son diferentes)] 1. Name File: Encuesta_Voluntarios_GoogleForms.csv 1.1. Variables list: (1-30) value labels: 1 Variable name: Marca temporal Description:Time the survey has been realized. Units of measure or value labels: Date, time, time zone value labels: 2 Variable name: A1. Año de participación en el programa Description: When the surveyed has participated in the volunteer program. Units of measure or value labels: Year. value labels: 3 Variable name: A2. Formación académica en el momento del voluntariado Description: What educative program was the volunteer attending at the University of Malaga. Units of measure or value labels: 3 options: Undergraduate program, Master program, Other. value labels: 4 Variable name: A3. Nivel académico en el momento del voluntariado Description: Level of studies during the volunteer program Units of measure or value labels: Year. value labels: 5 Variable name: B1. Participé porque quería adquirir experiencia profesional Description: Application based on the wish to earn professional experience Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 6 Variable name: B2. Participé principalmente por interés personal/social (no por créditos o empleo) Description: Application based on personal interest. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 7 Variable name: B3. La naturaleza creditless del programa influyó en mi decisión de participar Description: How much the creditless condition of the activity influenced my decision to attend. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 8 Variable name: B5. Las expectativas que tenía al inicio se cumplieron Description: The expectations I had before the program were accomplished. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 9 Variable name: C1. Se me permitió adaptar tareas a mis habilidades Description: Flexibility of the program to adapt to my experiences and skills Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 10 Variable name: C2. La colaboración con la Oficina de Planificación Local fue efectiva Description: Effectiveness of the collaboration with the local office Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 10 Variable name: C2. La colaboración con la Oficina de Planificación Local fue efectiva Description: Effectiveness of the collaboration with the local office Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 11 Variable name: C3. Hubo oportunidades suficientes para interactuar con la comunidad Description: Opportunities to interact with the local community. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 12 Variable name: C4. Participé en procesos participativos (talleres, co-diseño) Description: Did I participated in participative processes (like workshops, co-design...) Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 13 Variable name: D1. La experiencia cambió mi forma de ver el trabajo profesional Description: This experience changed mi way to look at professional work. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 14 Variable name: D2. Me sentí desafiado/a a cuestionar mis creencias previas Description: I felt challenged to question my previous believes Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 15 Variable name: D3. Adquirí habilidades prácticas no obtenibles en prácticas tradicionales Description: I earned practical skills not easy to access in traditional work Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 16 Variable name: D4. La experiencia incrementó mi sensibilidad ética y social Description: I grew my ethical and social sensibility. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 17 Variable name: D5. Volví más interesado/a en trabajar en contextos comunitarios o internacionales Description: The experience opened my interest in working with international or community-based environments Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 18 Variable name: D6. He podido desarrollarme profesionalmente en el ámbito de la cooperación/ONG/Instituciones Intergubernamentales Description: I developed my professional career in development aid/NGOs/International institutions Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 19 Variable name: D7. La experiencia ha sido valorada positivamente en mi CV/empleabilidad Description: This experience has been positively valued in my CV/employability. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 20 Variable name: F1. Los proyectos responden a necesidades reales de la comunidad Description: The projects I've been involved answers to real needs of the local community. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 21 Variable name: F2. Hubo apropriación local de las propuestas Description: Proposals were made own by the local community. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 22 Variable name: F3. Las propuestas eran realistas y sostenibles Description: The projects I've been involved were realistic and self-sustainable. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 23 Variable name: F4. El trabajo fortaleció capacidades locales. Description: The projects I've been involved strenghtened local capacities. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 24 Variable name: F5. Percibo efectos negativos o riestos no previstos Description: I felt negative effects or unplanned risks. Units of measure or value labels: Likert scale 1-5. value labels: 25 Variable name: H1. Indique hasta 3 principales desafios que encontró Description: Write up to 3 challenges you faced Units of measure or value labels: Open text box. value labels: 26 Variable name: I1. Describa un momento transformador durante la experiencia Description: Describe a transforming moment you experienced. Units of measure or value labels: Open text box. value labels: 27 Variable name: I2. Describa una interacción con la comunidad que ilustre el impacto Description: Describe an experience interacting with the community which shows the impact of the program. Units of measure or value labels: Open text box. value labels: 28 Variable name: J2. ¿Autoriza uso de citas textuales anónimas? Description: Authorization to use textual quotes. Units of measure or value labels: Yes/No. value labels: 29 Variable name: Comentario final (opcional) Description: Free text Units of measure or value labels: Open text box. 1.2. Codes or symbols: Code or symbol: A Definition: Collects basic contextual data on each participant and their role in the programme. Code or symbol: B Definition: Collects basic background data on each participant and their role in the programme. Code or symbol: C Definition: Explores motivations and expectations, focusing on the reasons that led students to participate and the degree to which their initial expectations were met. This helps understand intrinsic versus extrinsic motivations and aligns with literature on service-learning engagement. Code or symbol: D Definition: Explores motivations and expectations, focusing on the reasons that led students to participate and the degree to which their initial expectations were met. This helps understand intrinsic versus extrinsic motivations and aligns with literature on service-learning engagement. Code or symbol: F Definition: Concentrated on learning outcomes and transformative experiences, asking respondents to reflect on the skills, attitudes, and personal changes developed during the stay. These sections relate directly to the concept of transformative learning (Mezirow), capturing both technical and ethical growth. Code or symbol: H Definition: Addresses collaboration and community interaction, examining teamwork among volunteers, relations with local technicians and institutions, and engagement with the community. These questions were designed to assess intercultural communication, negotiation skills, and participatory methodologies. Code or symbol: J Definition: Focuses on evaluation and recommendations, inviting respondents to assess the programme’s impact, identify its main challenges, and propose improvements. This closing block also provides meta-reflection on the educational model and its sustainability. 1.3. Special formats or abbreviations used: Don't apply. MORE INFORMATION ------------------- -