Abstract

MENEZES, Paula Dutra Leão de  and  TEIXEIRA, Célia Regina. Training college curriculum: case study on the pedagogical project of the bachelor of tourism course. e-Curriculum [online]. 2017, vol.15, n.1, pp.200-220. ISSN 1809-3876.  https://doi.org/10.23925/1809-3876.2017v15i1p200-220.

Higher education in tourism emerged as a result of the development of the sector in the context of capitalist society, in a period that extends the teaching, intended to serve the labor market. In Brazil, the creation and expansion of higher education in tourism occurred at a time when there was strong influence of the technicist theories coming from the North American. In this context, this article analyzes the formation of the undergraduate curriculum in tourism considering the influence of the educational policy for the undergraduate courses in the country, it is a case study carried out in a federal university located in the northeast region. At the end, the theoretical curricular elements are approached with their assumptions, verifying the influence of post-critical theory in the construction of curricula and the adoption of a technical rationality. Especially, it was observed that there is a clear definition of the professional profile, with skills and abilities desirable for the egress that should allow the attendance to a rationality of the market. Finally, it is evident that the construction of the curriculum prioritizes the guidelines of the educational policy of the country.

Keywords : University Curriculum; Bachelor of Tourism; Educational Policy.

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