Implementing the Concept of Educational Tourism in the Conditions of a Pedagogical University

Abstract

Aim. The purpose of the article is to describe the results of the study of factors determining the possibility of developing the potential of educational institutions, taking into account the interest in distance learning methods and educational tourism, as organically related elements within the framework of the implementation of the concept of educational tourism.

Methods. The research is based on the study of scientific literature devoted to the problem of educational tourism, processing of sociological data that allow us to draw conclusions about the peculiarities of working with students from other regions in the context of the development of the potential of distance educational technologies, analysis and generalization of the findings.

The article presents the results of a focus group with part-time students studying at the Master's program.

Conclusions. For students of DSPU who are residents of other regions, in the process of admission, the determining factors of choosing a university and the direction of training, in addition to professional interests, were also the factor of regional specificity, which is associated with the tourist opportunities of the Republic of Dagestan. In order to improve the university's work with part-time students from other regions, and, consequently, the formation of a competitive advantage, it is necessary to improve the distance learning system as one of the most important criteria for the implementation of the concept of educational tourism in the work of the university.