OUTREACH PROJECTS AND SOCIAL TOURISM: AWAKENING EMOTIONS AND PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION

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Keywords:

Outreach projects, Leisure, Social tourism, Poverty, Social inclusion.

Abstract

This study reports the experiences and the feelings awakened in participants during the tours conducted in the Mangal das Garças Park and Cultural Tancredo Neves Foundation as part of their engagement in the University Outreach Project “Poverty and environment between generations”. The project involved documentary and bibliographical research in addition to action research. The data collection instruments included interviews, essays, informal conversations, photographic records and direct observations. The data analysis indicated that the tourist activities within the project allowed the awakening of many feelings and sensations, the interest in studies and for the culture of the city as well as the stimulation of memory. In the case of the elderly, the activities allowed them to revisit the past. As for the children, the activities represented opportunities for learning outside the school walls. Therefore, it was observed that city tours are important tools for education, social inclusion and for the practice citizenship through leisure activities.

Author Biographies

  • Flavio Henrique Souza Lobato, Federal University of Para
    Aluno do curso de Graduação em Turismo da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Brasil.
  • Renata Clara Torres Pinto, Federal University of Para
    Aluno do curso de Graduação em Turismo da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Brasil.
  • Jamyle Cristine Abreu Aires, Federal University of Para
    Aluno do curso de Graduação em Turismo da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Brasil.
  • Alisson Bruno Leite Lima, Federal University of Para
    Graduado em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Brasil.
  • Larissa Beatriz da Silva Aviz, Federal University of Para
    Especialista em Educação ambiental e uso sustentável dos recursos naturais pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Brasil.
  • Voyner Ravena-Cañete, Federal University of Para
    Professora da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Brasil. Doutora em Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Trópico Úmido pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Brasil

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Published

2015-12-15

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2015): Agosto a Dezembro de 2015

Section

ARTIGOS

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