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- Educational practice: the domain of Curricular Autonomy (DCA) at Fontes Pereira de Melo SchoolPublication . Ferreira, Ana; Villares, MartaThe present article revisits a discussion about the Curricular Autonomy Domain within the context of Portuguese education. Curricular Autonomy is a concept that essentially represents changes in methodology and assessment. One should question if it is a reachable practice and if schools are able to implement the necessary changes. In Portugal, the changes in education policies arose after the revision of the Basic Law of the educational system of 2009, especially through the (Decreto-Lei nº 55/2018 de 6 de julho. Diário da República nº 129 - Série I. Ministério da Educação, Lisboa), that “establishes the curriculum of basic and secondary educa tion and the guiding principles of learning assessment”. This document determines the implementation of the Curricular Autonomy Domain in schools, starting in the school year 2018–2019. However, its implementation has not been consensual, and four years later, its implementation and effectiveness in terms of learning are still questioned. Although all teachers recognize the major changes and the need to adapt teaching practices to a new generation of students, they are not always able to iden tify the best ways to meet the students’ demands in a global world where knowledge should be seen in an integrated perspective. The main goal of this work is to under stand to what extent students and teachers consider the development of teamwork projects’ determinant in the success of teaching, understanding the interdisciplinary approach as a key resource to appropriate knowledge. In fact, if interdisciplinarity is considered essential for the learning process, then project work can be an appealing tool for students, motivating them to research and questioning, essential conditions for successful learning. Thus, in a perspective of inclusion in education, we ask ourselves about the effect that the Domain of Curricular Autonomy may have on students’ learning, which activities are being introduced/implemented and what is the effectiveness/relevance that students and teachers attribute to these Domains of Curricular Autonomy (DCA). To carry out this study, a questionnaire was applied to teachers and another one to students from the 5th to 12th grade, from the elementary and secondary school Fontes Pereira de Melo, in Porto. The goal was to assess the effect that the proposed activities in the DCA have on learning and how the Domains of Curricular Autonomy are integrated in teaching practices. In order to enrich the study, one conducted a survey to understand the teachers’ position regarding the implementation of the DCA in their teaching practice.
- The impact of literary festivals on boosting tourist activity: the case of EscritariaPublication . Ferreira, Ana; Villares, MartaThe growing awareness towards literary tourism has given it a gradual popularity, strengthening its role in the tourist offer in Portugal. Aware of this fact, we discuss, in this paper, the main initiatives of literary festivals in the country in the city of Penafiel. Experiences, images, and texts are increasingly important to achieve tourist realities. And it is through literary festivals that they are enhanced. Although event tourism has an increasingly interdisciplinary approach, the analysis of the literary experience is still scarce. The main goal of this article is to understand the experience provided by the literary festival ESCRITARIA which took place in 2022, holding its 15th edition. Therefore, a thorough literature review was done, as well as an exploratory and quantitative investigation. In addition, a data collection was carried out with a questionnaire designed to be answered online by the national and international participants in Escritaria. To understand Escritaria as a literary event proposal, one surveyed a sample of national and foreign participants in the festival; since it took place during the event, it allowed one to gauge the importance of literary events as an enhancing offer of the tourist activity. Starting from the sociodemographic profile of the participants, this study aims to understand the forms of participation, involvement and satisfaction. The results of the analysis highlight the growing importance of this type of events and this one, in particular, a festival that has been building loyalty and expanding its audience, an audience of national and international scope. This festival not only increases the number of tourists/visitors, but also enhances the destination promotion and marketing activities.
- Accessible and inclusive tourism: The hotel industry in Porto – The InterContinental Porto, Palácio das CardosasPublication . Ferreira, Ana; Villares, MartaPorto is internationally renowned for its hospitality. A city that knows how to welcome, a tourist destination that excels in hospitality, according to the opinion of millions of tourists who visit us every year. Tourism, on its side, has become increasingly specialised to respond to a growing demand for unique, sustainable and accessible experiences for everyone. In recent years we have been faced with the demands of different and new markets. According to a study by Booking.com, 54% of travellers in 2023 will choose to travel as a family, with the aim of reuniting the various members. This multi-generational market is very challenging as it includes different age groups in the same group with different motivations and needs, needs that can be special. In addition, physical and mental disabilities are increasingly present, such as limited or reduced mobility, visual and/or hearing impairments, learning difficulties caused by long-term illnesses, in a general way, target public with specific needs to which the tourist offer must be adapted. These new demand requirements should therefore be considered a central point in the discussion of accessible and inclusive tourism. As the hotel industry is a fundamental pillar of tourism, there is an increasing need to rethink its approach in terms of offer.In this article we will present the Intercontinental Porto - Palácio das Cardosas Hotel as an example of this new way of looking at tourist services, making a significant contribution to affirming Porto as an accessible and inclusive destination.
- Visiting Porto through the eyes of Eugénio de AndradePublication . Ferreira, Ana; Villares, MartaEugénio de Andrade would have celebrated his 100th birthday on January 19 this year. To honour this greatest poet of the Portuguese language, we intend to show the importance of his literary production in publicising and promoting different Literary Tourism offers in Porto. In this paper, we seek to reflect on the opportunity to use the poetic text as a source of information for getting to know the territory. The main goal is to promote literary tourism in the city of Porto through reading, textual interpretation and exploration of places, resulting in a proposal for a literary route as a tourism product in the city of Porto, based on excerpts from the work “Porto, os sulcos do Olhar”. Firstly, we clarify the relevance of this research through our biblio graphical research. Next, we emphasise that the diversity of the offer is a fundamental asset for tourism development, given that the valorisation of a destination’s tourism depends largely on the diversity and authenticity of its products. The methodology followed will be based on a review of the available bibliography in order to help consolidate the idea that Eugénio de Andrade, one of the greatest contemporary Portuguese-language poets, gives us a vision of the city of Porto through his writing, which could be a decisive tool in affirming and promoting literary tourism in the city.
- Literary tourism: the new challenges facing the certified tourist guidePublication . Ferreira, Ana; Villares, MartaTourist Guides are one of the key players in the Travel Industry. Through their cultural knowledge and communication and relational skills, they can elevate tourists’ visits to a level of experience and knowledge. Literary tourism is a growing trend in tourism activity that demands new skills from the Tourist Guides. They are asked to be cultural facilitators/mediators and interpreters of the work and of the tourist site, contributing to the tourist experience, giving importance to the writer, his legacy, and the host community. In this way we consider that it is also in this type of tourism that the challenges faced by the tourist guide are felt. Based on these assumptions, this study aims to present the perception of the tourist guide on the impacts of literary tourism in their activity, namely identifying the needs for training and adaptation of the tourist guide to meet the needs of this product and contribute to the enhancement and promotion of literary heritage. The analysis of the results obtained from a questionnaire carried out to a significant sample of Tourist Guides allows us to state, as tourism players, that the Tourist Guides recognize the importance of the dissemination and promotion of literary tourism and are interested in expanding their knowledge and adapting their practises to meet the needs of this type of tourism.
- A literary event as a simulation-based activity in Higher Education Training (HET) in tourismPublication . Ferreira, Ana; Villares, MartaNowadays, in a technological era, the entire labor market has new rules, demanding new skills from workers, namely working as part of a team, being creative and adaptable to new situations and to all clients. Given these new challenges for future graduates, teachers must adapt their teaching methodologies, particularly in tourism studies, where students need to practice these skills to apply when they enter the labor market. With these premises in mind, the main aim of this article is to analyze “Heart, Brain and Stomach”, a literary dinner organized by students as a final assessment for students of two different degree courses: a postgraduate course in Literary Tourism and a degree in Restaurant and Catering Management at a Portuguese High Education Institution (HEI). To stimulate teamwork, creativity, communication and collaborative skills among students, this event combined soft skills and technical (e.g. event organization and management) skills, while helping students to broaden, rethink and redesign our gastronomic culture into new proposals for the customer, be they resident, visitor or tourist, leveraged by structured practical training and work simulation approaches that reflect professional scenarios and their future challenges. Based on literature research, observation, and content analysis (resulting from questionnaires applied to students and participants in the event), this article aims to frame the activities carried out, crossing different perspectives to establish the importance of soft skills in shaping the future careers of Hospitality, Tourism and Catering graduates. The authors will reflect on students’ overall performance and feedback as crucial components of teaching and learning experiences. Furthermore, since the event consisted of a proposal to cross two different courses, the teamwork and its consequences both on the results of the practical activity and on professional relationships in the intergenerational labor market were analyzed. This research aimed at understanding the impact of simulations on students’ meaningful learning. It is therefore hoped that this work will contribute to reflection and development of new pedagogical approaches with simulation-based activities, particularly in tourism.