Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de Gualaceo, en el periodo académico 2015 - 2016

Abstract

The completion of the pilot mentoring experience with students of the first cycle of Higher Distance Education was developed at the University Center Gualaceo, because students begin their college career, lack of information, in many cases, they end up dropping out of school . The main reason for this phenomenon occurs is generated by the lack of support in the process of integration into the system of university studies. To respond to this reality, this study aimed to implement, develop and evaluate a pilot mentoring project to promote the improvement of the quality of academic orientation processes and the emergence of a culture of accompaniment that fosters meaningful learning. participatory action methods, descriptive, analytical, systematic, inductive and deductive and reading techniques, concept maps, summaries or paraphrases were used. We conclude that is necessary to strengthen the development of mentoring programs that contribute to the realization of the initial support for students to acquire the confidence to continue university studies in distance mode.