Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Loja, año lectivo 2014 -2015.

Abstract

This research project << Evaluation of a pilot mentoring for students of the first cycle of Distance Education, University Center Loja, October 2014 - February 2015, "was conducted with the aim to implement, develop and evaluate a pilot project mentoring of the Open and Distance Modality, in the perspective of promoting the improvement of the quality of the processes of academic orientation and the emergence of a culture of support, favoring the significant learning. They are involving six students (mentees), four Advocacy and two Business Administration regional center of Loja, the first cycle at risk of early abandonment and difficulties in achievement; graduate of Educational Sciences - Humanities and Religious (mentor) and Professor of the UTPL (counselor), forming the triad of Mentoring. The methods used were: participatory action research (PAR), descriptive, analytic action - synthetic, inductive - deductive and statistical. Using instruments such as questionnaires, interviews, observations, assessment scales. Based on these needs a mentor handbook will be of benefit for students who take the challenge to accompany and guide students to initiate an academic career and need to be oriented was developed. As a result of this research and field work it is recognized that mentoring, offers multiple benefits; support in the placement of university studies, technical and study strategies, self and approach to the authorities of the university.