Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado Centenario Sur de Guayaquil

Abstract

This research project aims to implement, develop, and evaluate sustainable pilot project for undergraduates distance mode, with a view to promotes the improvement of the quality of the processes of academic orientation, insertion and adaptation, and the emergence of a culture of support, contributing to the development of distance education in the UTPL. The research was conducted in the city of Guayaquil-Centenario Sur. Participants in the process were director-mentor-mentee, the research was qualitative and quantitative, exploratory and descriptive, with Methods: Participatory Action Research, descriptive, analytical - synthetic, inductive-deductive, and statistical. Were usaed bibliographical techniques and field that facilitated circumvent the academic needs and personal information adaptation. The results obtained show that mentoring was a significant contribution to the mentees suit the mode of distance study in order to continue the career undertaken. For this reason I invite readers to check this educational improvement project