Andragogía y malla curricular como determinantes en las competencias profesionales y empleabilidad: Un estudio de caso en la formación universitaria de artistas visuales

Abstract

Abstract: In this research, the employability skills and difficulties were analyzed of professionals graduated from the Plastic/Visual Arts Career, with the objective of general: Analyze the competencies of professionals graduated from the Arts career Visuals from the National University of Loja, through a study of the Andragogy of the body teacher and curriculum, determining its influence on employability. The strategy methodological had an exploratory and descriptive level, mixed, qualitative-quantitative approach, with single case study at the National University of Loja. The techniques used were: survey, semi-structured interview and qualitative and quantitative content analysis. The The results showed that andragogical practice and the curricular framework do not influence the employability and skills of graduates. It is concluded that although the meshes academics reflect significant advances, these require constant review in response to social demand and national and international context. The professionals Graduates of the Plastic/Visual Arts degree show a level of employability medium-low, with the lowest indicators being those related to components socioeconomic and cultural.