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

Abstract

The newly – come students’ orientation needs are one of the reasons for students’ university drop outs which is made evident on the lock of study habits and techniques, not knowing the mode, lock of time personal organization, and finally on the poor motivation for a construction and execution of a life-project. Facing these needs, UTPL is planning a mentoring-program among peer on the last year and those who are just starting MAD system in order for the first to be mentors of the second, and accompany them on their study process, helping them clear up doubts in the academic aspect and evolving confidence to let them grow professionally as well as personally. These measures were developed at Guayaquil – Centenary center and involved two environmental management students', and applied the descriptive, exploratory and investigative – participative action methods. To propose, a mentory manual that explains the route to be followed by the mentors in order to be successful in their strategies is proposed. Key words: orientation (guiding), mentory, accompany (accompanying), encage (encavragementl).