INSERCIÓN LABORAL Y LÍNEAS DE TRABAJO DEL GEÓGRAFO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL

Authors

  • Iliana Araya Ramírez

Abstract

Este artículo es resultado del seguimiento a graduados de la carrera de Ciencias Geográficas desde el año 2005. El objetivo general se centró en analizar las tareas que realizan los geógrafos para establecer la correspondencia con el perfil del graduado. Se identificaron 16 líneas de trabajo y las tareas realizadas en cada una de éstas, desde la perspectiva de los graduados. Los resultados indican que el área que emplea
mayor número de geógrafos es Ciencias de la Información Geográfica; en tanto el área de enseñanza y divulgación de la Geografía ofrece una oportunidad de complementar el empleo principal. Los empleadores destacan como fortalezas de los geógrafos la formación humanista y en Ciencias de la Información Geográfica, Paisaje, Territorio y Recursos Naturales, Gestión y Ordenamiento del Territorio. Se concluye que las tareas realizadas son congruentes con el perfil del graduado del plan de estudio de la carrera.

Palabras claves: Líneas de  trabajo del geógrafo, mercado  laboral del geógrafo, carrera de Ciencias Geográficas Universidad Nacional, seguimiento a graduados, perfil del graduado.

Abstract
This article is the result of monitoring graduates who started their careers in geographic sciences from the year 2005. Sixteen jobs and the functions of each of these were identified, from the perspective of the graduates. The general objective centered on analyzing the tasks the geographers performed in order
to establish the relationship with the graduate profile.
The results indicated that the major field of employment is Geographical Information Sciences, meanwhile
the field of teaching and publishing offer an opportunity to complement the primary job. The employers
emphasized the humanistic formation and geographic information sciences, landscape, land and natural
resources, land management and zoning. It concluded that the tasks carried out are congruent with the profile of the graduateʼs plan of course study.

Key Words: Lines of work for geographers, labor market for geographers, Geographical Sciences degree, Universidad Nacional, graduate monitoring, graduate profile.

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Published

2011-07-20

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Araya Ramírez, I. (2011). INSERCIÓN LABORAL Y LÍNEAS DE TRABAJO DEL GEÓGRAFO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL. Geographical Journal of Central America, 1(44), 109-132. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/211

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 44 (2010): Revista Geográfica de América Central N. 44

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Case studies (Peer reviewed)

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Araya Ramírez, I. (2011). INSERCIÓN LABORAL Y LÍNEAS DE TRABAJO DEL GEÓGRAFO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL. Geographical Journal of Central America, 1(44), 109-132. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/211