Aesthetic training and critical thinking in the Bachelor's Degree in Sociocultural Management for Development

Abstract

The topic of aesthetic training and its impact on the development of critical thinking skills in the initial training of graduates in Sociocultural Management for Development becomes imperative, since this graduate must influence in social and cultural processes from the perspective of understanding, appropriation and dynamization of culture and sociocultural praxis. The purpose of this article is to argue, through an exploratory theoretical study, about aesthetic training and its impact on the development of critical thinking skills in university students of the major in question, analyzing sources that allowed corroborating the initial judgment and the logic behind this reasoning. To do so, the model and the modes of action of the professional were independently analyzed, as well as the theories on aesthetic training and the development of critical thinking skills, to determine the relationship criteria. The methodological approach used was qualitative and a document review, supported by the search for articles from scientific journals and master's and doctoral theses in browsers and academic repositories, and with the use of the ATLAS.ti software as a technological tool for the organization, analysis and interpretation of information. The study allowed us to conclude the importance of the subject in the skills of perception, appropriation, interpretation, judgment and assessment of symbols, meanings and human behaviors, these being determining as professional skills that guarantee the fulfillment of the social mandate of this professional.