Roberto Rene Roque Pujol
Areas of expertise
Recreation and Leisure Studies, Poverty Studies
Degrees
- B.S. in History, Universidad de Costa Rica
- Lic. in History, Universidad de la Habana
- M.S. in Education Science, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
- Doctor in Education, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Potential student research areas
- Recreational promotion in communities
- Psychological needs related to youth leisure and culture
- Leisure and community development
- Education as a vehicle to eradicate poverty
- Social research with local government recreational programs
- Local community sport organization
Biography
Roberto was born in Cuba where he initially studied history and statistics and worked in the area of cinema communication conducting research on public acceptance of movies and leisure sociology. In Costa Rica, he has been a university professor for 20 years, giving courses in research methodology, communication and leisure studies. He also has worked for the last 12 years as Director of recreation in the Costa Rican Institute for Sport Recreation developing social programs related to sport and recreation in local communities.