Proposed post-graduate training in leisure and tourism

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to disseminate the proposal for postgraduate training in leisure and tourism, led by a research group from the Instituto de Educación Física y Deporte (Institute of Physical Education and Sports) of the University of Antioquia. To this end, aspects related to the social needs to be addressed, the state of the art in the training of tourism professionals in Colombia, the theoretical, disciplinary, and pedagogical bases and the curricula will be presented. This educational proposal is in line with the "Tourism Public Policy 2022-2026", which considers this sector and this field of knowledge as a right and an opportunity for the development of human capacities and new forms of production oriented towards economic transition and the protection of nature and a sustainable economy as a contribution to peace through the creation of social and environmental justice. The following questions were considered: How has the training of tourism professionals evolved? What are the consequences of the managerial orientation on technical and higher education in tourism? What are the implications of the consolidation of tourism as a scientific discipline in its own right? What are the implications of the consolidation of tourism as a scientific discipline in its own right? From the answers to these questions, critical leisure emerges as a perspective in which tourism is seen as a privileged opportunity to live meaningful experiences that contribute to the improvement of human relationships, with oneself, with others and with the world, from an ethical-political option of respect for forms of life and local development located in territories. Thus, the aim is to educate in, from and for leisure, with the intention of establishing a dialogue with the theories of tourism, life regeneration, administration, and research. The objective is to have the ability to design, implement and evaluate plans, programs and projects from the reading of the context of the territories, interacting as a team with other professionals and the community in general, to generate tourism products and services.