Contribuições das neurociências para a gestão pública do turismo e desenvolvimento regional: Da revisão ao debate sobre o papel da educação básica

Abstract

This research is motivated by the need to understand how scientific knowledge emerging from the intersection of tourism and neuroscience can contribute to basic education, aiming to prepare citizens for present and future challenges. The overall objective of this study was to investigate how findings in neuroscience and tourism can advance basic education and its role in the context of public management and regional tourism development. The research is exploratory, descriptive, and qualitative and quantitative in nature, conducted with the supportof the textual analysis software Iramuteq, version 0.7 Alpha 2. The results indicate six axes that allowed specific reflections on the theme, namely: (1) Tourism; (2) Study; (3) Neuroscience; (4) Understanding; (5) Cognitive; (6) Tourists. In general terms, from what has been termed 'neurotourism,' through this theoretical and methodological lens in teaching tourism in basic education, educators can prepare future industry professionals with a more comprehensive and sensitive understanding of the complexities involved, placing the human being at the center of the debate. Although "neurotourism" does not yet seem to be a consolidated term in scientific literature, future research may incorporate the term to further explore the scientific contributions of the interface to education, particularly in the context of public management and regional tourism development.