Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de Cuenca, período octubre 2015 – febrero 2016

Abstract

The general objectives of this research are aimed at recognizing the difficulties faced by undergraduate students of open and distance modality of the Technical University of Loja during insertion and adaptation, and on this basis, providing support through a plan mentoring to support their retention in college. He was executed in the city of Cuenca, acudiéndose the study of different theoretical contributions and with the participation of five mentees students, a mentor, a Management Team Mentoring, a tutor / councilor, application of research tools and the design and developing a mentoring plan. The results provided to know the reality experienced by undergraduate students and educational psychology factors involved in their learning process, allowing propose solutions and intervention strategies for every need, solving emerging situations and avoiding academic desertion of the mentee. Besides could make alternative suggestions for the future implementation of new proposals mentoring.