Characterization of Postgraduate Programs Offers in International Relations in Costa Rica and Internationally

The objective of this document is to analyze the factors characterizing the postgraduate programs related to the discipline of International Relations in Costa Rica, and also other international references. This paper intends to be a useful tool to observe the characteristics and approaches of teach...

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Main Authors: Raúl Fonseca-Hernández, Carlos Humberto Cascante-Segura, Yendry Arce-Marín, Lizeth Abarca-Jiménez
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Published: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2016-09-01
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/7052
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description The objective of this document is to analyze the factors characterizing the postgraduate programs related to the discipline of International Relations in Costa Rica, and also other international references. This paper intends to be a useful tool to observe the characteristics and approaches of teaching this discipline in Costa Rica. In other knowledge fields, the variables described in this study can be used to perform similar analysis; likewise, students of this discipline can analyze the characteristics and approaches of the postgraduate programs offer in this area to create their own criteria. This research was conducted from December 2014 to February 2015, and it included nineteen national and nine international postgraduate programs. The information was collected from secondary sources of data retrieved from websites of each postgraduate program. The data were also collected from primary sources with telephone calls and e-mails. As a conclusion from the study, there is a relevant debate between the needs of academic rigor and the flexibility the market requests in terms of education conditions associated with the postgraduate programs.
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spelling doaj-art-98aeb73c0e274080bbb2c24f98073edf2025-08-20T01:58:24ZengUniversidad Nacional, Costa RicaRevista Electrónica Educare1409-42582016-09-0120312210.15359/ree.20-3.38198Characterization of Postgraduate Programs Offers in International Relations in Costa Rica and InternationallyRaúl Fonseca-Hernández0Carlos Humberto Cascante-Segura1Yendry Arce-Marín2Lizeth Abarca-Jiménez3Universidad Nacional Escuela de Relaciones InternacionalesUniversidad NacionalUniversidad NacionalUniversidad NacionalThe objective of this document is to analyze the factors characterizing the postgraduate programs related to the discipline of International Relations in Costa Rica, and also other international references. This paper intends to be a useful tool to observe the characteristics and approaches of teaching this discipline in Costa Rica. In other knowledge fields, the variables described in this study can be used to perform similar analysis; likewise, students of this discipline can analyze the characteristics and approaches of the postgraduate programs offer in this area to create their own criteria. This research was conducted from December 2014 to February 2015, and it included nineteen national and nine international postgraduate programs. The information was collected from secondary sources of data retrieved from websites of each postgraduate program. The data were also collected from primary sources with telephone calls and e-mails. As a conclusion from the study, there is a relevant debate between the needs of academic rigor and the flexibility the market requests in terms of education conditions associated with the postgraduate programs.http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/7052Oferta académicarelaciones internacionalesmaestríaposgrados
spellingShingle Raúl Fonseca-Hernández
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Yendry Arce-Marín
Lizeth Abarca-Jiménez
Characterization of Postgraduate Programs Offers in International Relations in Costa Rica and Internationally
Revista Electrónica Educare
Oferta académica
relaciones internacionales
maestría
posgrados
title Characterization of Postgraduate Programs Offers in International Relations in Costa Rica and Internationally
title_full Characterization of Postgraduate Programs Offers in International Relations in Costa Rica and Internationally
title_fullStr Characterization of Postgraduate Programs Offers in International Relations in Costa Rica and Internationally
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of Postgraduate Programs Offers in International Relations in Costa Rica and Internationally
title_short Characterization of Postgraduate Programs Offers in International Relations in Costa Rica and Internationally
title_sort characterization of postgraduate programs offers in international relations in costa rica and internationally
topic Oferta académica
relaciones internacionales
maestría
posgrados
url http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/7052
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