Sistema de mentoría para los nuevos estudiantes de primer ciclo, Modalidad Abierta y a Distancia de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja: Evaluación de una experiencia, ciclo académico diciembre 2014 – julio 2015 /

Abstract

The present work of degree “National Research Program Development and Evaluation of a pilot experience of mentoring whit students of first cycle of distance, Quito-Villa flora Associated University of Higher Education” Was carried out in order to implement, develop, and evaluate a model of guidance and mentoring that help to solve the problem about the high risk of abandonment by various academic challenges present in students of first cycle. Students of first cycle with risk of abandonment (mentorees), graduates of Psychology (mentors) and professors of the University technical Particular de Loja UTPL (advisers) participated. The methods used in this work were basically: descriptive, analytic-synthetic, inductive, deductive and participatory action research. At the end of the research results allowed to detect the needs of students to adapt to distance education and mostly allowed knowing the benefits of implementing mentoring and develop a Handbook of mentoring to reduce and avoid leaving early, the adaptation and integration of students into the academic environment.