Efecto de la pandemia COVID-19 en las percepciones y objetivos profesionales de estudiantes de pregrado de Turismo en Ecuador
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Este artículo explora las percepciones y objetivos profesionales que tienen los estudiantes de pregrado de Turismo, antes y durante la pandemia COVID-19, en la Universidad Estatal de Milagro, en Milagro, Ecuador. El estudio se basa en un enfoque cuantitativo. La muestra se compone de 207 estudiantes durante el 2018 (antes de la pandemia COVID-19) y de 161 estudiantes en el 2020 (durante el COVID-19). El cuestionario incluyó preguntas sobre percepciones profesionales y preguntas acerca de los objetivos profesionales que tienen los estudiantes a corto y largo plazo. Finalmente, se midieron las percepciones exclusivamente relacionadas al COVID-19. Los resultados mostraron que la gran mayoría de estudiantes están altamente motivados y comprometidos con seguir una carrera en la industria del turismo. Un alto porcentaje de los participantes expresó su deseo de hacer una Maestría en Turismo y emprender sus propios negocios turísticos, a pesar de la incertidumbre ahora generada por el COVID-19. Los hallazgos también reafirmaron la importancia para orientar mejoras en la educación superior del turismo y en la industria del turismo, con el objetivo de asegurar la calidad de los servicios turísticos, con profesionales altamente calificados, especialmente en destinos turísticos emergentes como Ecuador.Descargas
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