Higher education of tourism in Spain and its adaptation to the European higher education area

The international tourism system has deeply undergone structural changes in the last decades which not remain outside the subsystem higher education in tourism, especially in the European case. This article has two objectives: firstly, describes the European higher education area and the objectives,...

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Main Authors: Francisco Espasandín Bustelo, Carmen Díaz Fernandez, Francisco Javier Quirós Tomás
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getúlio Vargas 2010-10-01
Series:Revista de Administração Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-76122010000500009&lng=en&tlng=en
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Carmen Díaz Fernandez
Francisco Javier Quirós Tomás
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description The international tourism system has deeply undergone structural changes in the last decades which not remain outside the subsystem higher education in tourism, especially in the European case. This article has two objectives: firstly, describes the European higher education area and the objectives, skills and subjects taught in the main Spanish universities that offer higher education in tourism. On the other hand, in the light of knowledge that researchers' descriptive models, provide experience of the implementation of European credit and thorough a deeply review of the literature on the topic higher education in tourism, to propose strategies that will enable other tourism higher education systems approach to the European reality. These policy proposals are aimed at agents and elements from higher education in tourism subsystem and they specifically include: the institutions providing education in tourism, the curriculum, the teaching methods, teachers and students.
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spelling doaj.art-52484e920cff485c98ed66de004f7ff02022-12-21T22:47:14ZengFundação Getúlio VargasRevista de Administração Pública0034-76122010-10-014451191122310.1590/S0034-76122010000500009S0034-76122010000500009Higher education of tourism in Spain and its adaptation to the European higher education areaFrancisco Espasandín Bustelo0Carmen Díaz Fernandez1Francisco Javier Quirós Tomás2Escuela Universitaria de Estudios Empresariales y TurismoEscuela Universitaria de Estudios Empresariales y TurismoEscuela Universitaria de Estudios Empresariales y TurismoThe international tourism system has deeply undergone structural changes in the last decades which not remain outside the subsystem higher education in tourism, especially in the European case. This article has two objectives: firstly, describes the European higher education area and the objectives, skills and subjects taught in the main Spanish universities that offer higher education in tourism. On the other hand, in the light of knowledge that researchers' descriptive models, provide experience of the implementation of European credit and thorough a deeply review of the literature on the topic higher education in tourism, to propose strategies that will enable other tourism higher education systems approach to the European reality. These policy proposals are aimed at agents and elements from higher education in tourism subsystem and they specifically include: the institutions providing education in tourism, the curriculum, the teaching methods, teachers and students.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-76122010000500009&lng=en&tlng=enárea de educação superior europeiaeducação superior em turismohabilidades e competênciasEspanhacurrículo
spellingShingle Francisco Espasandín Bustelo
Carmen Díaz Fernandez
Francisco Javier Quirós Tomás
Higher education of tourism in Spain and its adaptation to the European higher education area
Revista de Administração Pública
área de educação superior europeia
educação superior em turismo
habilidades e competências
Espanha
currículo
title Higher education of tourism in Spain and its adaptation to the European higher education area
title_full Higher education of tourism in Spain and its adaptation to the European higher education area
title_fullStr Higher education of tourism in Spain and its adaptation to the European higher education area
title_full_unstemmed Higher education of tourism in Spain and its adaptation to the European higher education area
title_short Higher education of tourism in Spain and its adaptation to the European higher education area
title_sort higher education of tourism in spain and its adaptation to the european higher education area
topic área de educação superior europeia
educação superior em turismo
habilidades e competências
Espanha
currículo
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