Desarrollo y Evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia Centro universitario Gualaquiza año lectivo 2015 – 2016

Abstract

The present study aims to demonstrate the impact of a pilot mentoring plan against the early dropout problem of some UTPL first cycle students, a problem that would be related to lack of adaptation and orientation, lack of strategies and study habits, As its main causes. The present research aims to develop, implement and evaluate a pilot plan of mentoring in the Open and Distance Modality (MAD) to improve the quality of orientation in the academic processes and of insertion to the university. The plan was developed in the province of Morona Santiago in Canton Gualaquiza with five students. The applied methodology is part of exploratory, descriptive and Participatory Action Research (IAP) methods. We used bibliographical and field research techniques, with the different instruments provided by the management team of the UTPL, the results obtained showed that the accompaniment to first cycle students is important and necessary for the consolidation of the bases for the achievement Of the goal proposed by each of them.