Tourism Local Lore in the Modern System of Education

Abstract

This article covers the main approaches to implementing tourism local lore in the course of education. The problem is relevant due to the demand for competent specialists who are capable to form contemporary children`s competence in the course of education. Therefore, the theoretical-methodological analysis of the researchers of the problem identified, who became the rationale for the main results of the research to be determined, is provided in this paper. It is also ascertained that it is necessary to form a structured part of the professional competence of a rising geography teacher – local lore competence. There is some dependence of the level of qualification of rising teachers on an accurately planned process of formation of not only knowledge, skills and capabilities, but also personal traits of students formed at a higher educational institution. The concepts of native land, local lore and tourism, their correlation, conduction forms, functions are studied in the researches of scholars and according to the results of this theoretical research. In addition, the local lore principle is set as competency-based learning. The method of analysis, scientific, descriptive and research methods are used for studying tourism local lore in the contemporary system of education. Analysing the role of tourism local lore proves the demand for searching and gaining knowledge about a native land, optimising the study of major subjects, forming an individual cognitive experience of students-geographers. Such conclusions are the results of this research.