Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Internacional de Madrid. Año lectivo 2014 - 2015.

Abstract

The present research work aims to decrease early dropout index of students who start college. For that, a pilot experience of mentoring has been conducted to determine new student´s needs and also to analyze the orientation and organization programs of the university. Thus, new students can receive guidance and advice from a personal advisor and a peer mentor for at least their first year at university. Mentoring programs will be very useful to get a better academic orientation process, and at the same time to favour the significant learning. This investigation has been done in Madrid International Center, counting as participants with the Project Management Team composed by UTPL teachers, a student graduating from the School of Education Science and three student of first term. Researches applied the method of Participatory Action Research (PAR). What´s more, to get better results they also used bibliographic research and questionnaires to express orientation needs, thoughts and studying habits. Finally, the project takes into account all experiences that mentors and mentored have felt.