Strategic framework
Introduction
We are a compromised School that promotes the formation, training, and scientific and professional update of the human resources involved in the Human Movement and Recreation field to respond efficiently to the needs of Costa Rican society. Our goal is to train professionals in the fields of Human Movement and Recreation capable of achieving significant transformations in Costa Rican society; who can organize and manage programs that bring Human Movement and Recreation to the intra- and extra-university community. We are an academic unit that ensures the development of the philosophy of Human Movement and Recreation in the light of the national context, to offer policies and guidelines defined by the field of action, in addition to conducting systematic research, which supports Teaching and Social Action, and generates knowledge to guide the guidelines and actions of Human Movement and Recreation in Costa Rica.
Mision
Under a humanistic and democratic vision, the School of Physical Education and Sports's fundamental mission is to prepare professionals who work in the areas of Human Movement and Recreation to meet society's needs and, through the development of interdisciplinary work, contribute to improving the quality of life of Costa Ricans.
Vision
To be a School that is at the forefront of the development of Human Movement and Recreation Sciences, in teaching, research and social action; that provides society with professionals of high academic quality, trained for the performance of their duties and that contribute interdisciplinary in the promotion of the integral development of people.
Philosophy
The theoretical and practical conceptualization in which the professional formation of Physical Education is framed is based on “Human Movement and Recreation”. Movement as human behavior, besides being instinctive and spontaneous, is rational; man moves for a conscious need or purpose, preserving the efficiency of his functions and thus avoiding the atrophy of his organs, it serves to satisfy biological needs, to express problems of the psychological area, to fulfill social needs and to transmit cultural values. It is currently recognized as a field with its own identity and interdisciplinary characteristics.
Recreation is a process that occurs, as a natural response, to defend the integrity of the human being in the face of a world that absorbs him with the anguish of production and consumption, atrophying his nature, his capacity to reflect and recreate through his “being”. In Costa Rica, the promotion of recreational activities is generated within the physical education profession, as in many countries of the world. However, specific preparation in recreation is already offered in this Academic Unit through a master's degree.
Recreation is a process that occurs, as a natural response, to defend the integrity of the human being in the face of a world that absorbs him with the anguish of production and consumption, atrophying his nature, his capacity to reflect and recreate through his “being”. In Costa Rica, the promotion of recreational activities is generated within the physical education profession, as in many countries of the world. However, specific preparation in recreation is already offered in this Academic Unit through a master's degree.