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

Abstract

This work presents a college mentoring guidance and counseling for higher education students, providing them with support and guidance in the initial process. The center associated with The Backbone of the Private Technical University of Loja, enacts this mentoring plan with the participation of a group of five students from the first cycle. They have been applied several research tools to detect and discover the different needs in academic, vocational and personal level of students, in order to meet their concerns and resolve the difficulties faced when starting their academic activity. In its design the mentoring plan assumes methods descriptive, exploratory, qualitative and quantitative, that allow you to describe the needs and explains activities undertaken also can quantify the results and evidenciarlos. The method of participatory action, is the focus of this research is a method that encourages participation, action, transformation; developing strategies that promote academic adaptation I mentee. The results of applied research students reached significant levels in satisfaction of information needs and academic and personal guidance.