I. YAKOVLEV CHUVASH STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

cultural and educational tourism, functions of tourism, excursions, historical and cultural monuments, inclusive and retirement tourism, training tools

The article analyses the pedagogical role of cultural and educational tourism in the modern recreation industry. The relevance of the article is due to the importance of this type of tourism in the training of excursionists. The purpose of the article is to determine the essence of cultural and educational tourism as an educational resource. The paper presents the functions of cultural and educational tourism (they are cognitive, educational, recreational, creative, enlightening, social and others); provides the classification of areas of this type of tourism. The authors conclude that it is necessary to pay more attention to this area in the modern tourism industry. It contributes not only to the socio-economic development, but also performs multifaceted functions both in the educational and recreational systems. This type of tourism has a beneficial effect on the psychological component of a person.

The paper also considers the features and difficulties in organizing cultural and educational tourism for different age categories of tourists, such as elderly people and people with health limitations; outlines the range of problems in the development of inclusive tourism in Russia; emphasizes the peculiarities in organizing and conducting excursions as a didactic tool for tourists of this category. Special attention is paid to excursions as an effective pedagogical tool that contributes to the improvement of communicative competence, formation of a worldview, expansion of horizons, and acquisition of knowledge. Also, the authors give the classification of the complex of excursion services. The results of research can be used in the preparation of teaching material for training specialists in tourism industry.

Черезова Наталия Сергеевна – аспирант кафедры истории и педагогики Казанского государственного энергетического университета, г. Казань, Россия, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-4670, ncherezova@list.ru

Матушанский Григорий Ушерович – доктор педагогических наук, профессор кафедры истории и педагогики Казанского государственного энергетического университета, г. Казань, Россия, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1416-6119, grigmat@bk.ru