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Arias Palomeque, M. (Comp.). (2025). Biographies of Ecuadorian Women Scientists. UNAE.
*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id="24771c5b-816a-449f-ba95-70c5f50d2fc8" data-testid="conversation-turn-2" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> This review examines the book “Biografías de mujeres científicas del Ecuador” by M. Arias Palomeque (Ed.), published by the National University of Education Press in 2025. The work addresses issues related to the visibility of Ecuadorian women scientists, focusing on the need to highlight the challenges they face in building scientific careers within the Ecuadorian context. It demonstrates that inclusion can be achieved in a real, concrete, and everyday manner, and shows how Ecuador has outstanding women scientists viewed from a perspective that transcends scientific androcentrism.
Copyright (c) 2025 Josue Cale-Lituma https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Organized crime and public schools in Ecuador
This editorial explores how Organized Crime Groups (OCG) have deeply infiltrated Ecuadorian society, severely impacting the public education system. Since the neoliberal reforms of 2018, poverty, unemployment, and violence have surged, creating fertile ground for OCG expansion. These groups recruit children and adolescents, especially from marginalized areas, taking advantage of school dropout and family abandonment. The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the situation, pushing hundreds of thousands of students out of the education system. Teachers face threats, extortion, and aggression, leading to resignations and transfers. Schools, once safe spaces, have become battlegrounds between the state and organized crime. The article concludes that the lack of educational and employment opportunities makes OCGs an appealing alternative for youth who see no future.
Copyright (c) 2025 Alexis Oviedo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Educational Leadership in Ecuadorian Technical Schools
Educational leadership has garnered significant attention in Western research over the past two decades. However, in Latin America, it has only recently become a focus of study. Much of the existing research applies leadership concepts without adequately considering the unique political, cultural, and social contexts of individual countries. Ecuador, in particular, has undergone numerous educational reforms in the past fifteen years, significantly altering its educational landscape and leadership practices. This study investigates the leadership practices of educational leaders in Ecuadorian technical schools, specifically focusing on setting directions, developing people, and re-culturing schools. Through interviews and document analysis, the study reveals that educational leaders aim to redesign school organisations collaboratively by integrating efforts from students, parents, and teachers to achieve collective goals. They also navigate administrative duties while fostering a supportive environment for teachers and students. The study identifies factors influencing these practices, such as educational reforms and leadership responsibilities, and addresses challenges like strained professional relations and resistance from experienced teachers. These findings underscore the importance of a collaborative and distributive leadership approach tailored to Ecuador’s unique social and educational context. This research contributes to advancing contextualised educational leadership knowledge in Ecuador.
Copyright (c) 2025 Oscar Moreno, Virginie März https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Validation of the Chen and Starosta Intercultural Sensitivity Scale in the Ecuadorian cultural context
School is a space for social interaction where individuals from diverse backgrounds converge, making it essential to develop social competencies, including intercultural sensitivity, and to foster respectful and enriching coexistence. For this reason, it is necessary to have instruments that allow us to understand the development of these skills. The present study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS) by Chen and Starosta adapted for high school students in Ecuador, through a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). For the validation process, the ISS, translated and adapted to the Ecuadorian context, was applied to 5,497 Ecuadorian students. The results showed acceptable internal consistency; however, the global fit indices CFI and RMSEA indicated the need to adjust the model for the Ecuadorian context. Items with low factor loadings (< 0.4) were identified, which suggests revising or eliminating these items to improve the representation of the latent variables. In addition, high correlations were found for factors such as Respect and Engagement, while factors such as Attention and Enjoyment were identified with a low correlation, which indicates that it captures more specific aspects of the general construct. This suggests that culturally adapted instruments are needed to assess intercultural sensitivity in adolescent populations.
Copyright (c) 2025 Felipe Quishpe-Guano, Raúl Pérez-Fernández https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Contribution of the Legislative Branch to the Right to Education in Ecuador, 1992-2021
The objective of this article is to identify the contribution that the Legislature has made, as an instance of generating laws, in what corresponds to the right to education. To evaluate this process, the dimensions of affordability, access, adaptability and acceptability are considered, which allow us to recognize all the elements that make up this right. The development of this article identifies the process of consolidation of education in the country, recognizing that unstrengthened processes persist that prevent this right from achieving a comprehensive evolution: there is a political element that conditions said evolution and can be seen through legislative work or the legal reforms that are proposed. Multipartyism, the formation of majorities, the proposing actors and political ideologies are some of the variables that affect the legislative agenda on the educational issue. One of the most notable readings of this work is related to the cost-benefit logic with which political actors understand educational policies, as well as the presence of majority benches, elements that increase the possibility that these laws will be approved. The impact on the right to education shows the progress that has been achieved at the national level on the issue of affordability, but there are still many pending issues regarding quality, equality, inclusion and plurality as key elements of the other dimensions.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Inés Arévalo Jaramillo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Construction of Three-Dimensional Models from Ecological and Recycled Materials
The article focuses on sustainable practices and the use of natural materials in the construction of architectural models by students of the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga. In the design workshops, responsible practices are being implemented to mitigate environmental impact. The choice of biodegradable materials, such as wood and recycled paper, has encouraged their creative use in the architectural design process, highlighting their compositional qualities. Therefore, it is intended to explore from a creative perspective based on Bruce Archer’s method, the results of the use of natural materials in the development of models, as well as the work involved in their elaboration process in three phases; analytical, creative, and executive. These three-dimensional models not only present an aesthetic dynamic, but also promote ecological awareness in the academic environment, by integrating the use of ecological materials as a responsible option that contributes to the conservation of the environment.
Copyright (c) 2025 Néstor Andrés Guarnizo Sánchez, Robert Gutiérrez Ortiz, Misael Fernando Ariza Rodríguez http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Empowering Students in the English Language Classroom
Taking Critical Language Awareness as a frame of reference, this article presents an experience carried out with a group of teacher trainees in the final year of the BA in Primary Education (English) at the University of Seville. The aim of the experience is to provide them with effective strategies to empower students in the English language classroom. The experience is comprised of a diagnostic test, a tailored seminar and a workshop, and it shows that a critical component must be included in teacher training programmes in order to ensure that English language learning contributes to learner empowerment.
Copyright (c) 2018 Yiyi López Gándara, Laura Fernández González http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
The question of the regeneration of the race in the educational discourse of secularism
The structure of secular primary education and the imaginaries about childhood collaborated to avoid substantially transforming social segmentation parameters. Although the historiography favorable to highlighting the benefits of liberalism does not mention it, it cannot be denied that a discriminative approach to socio-cultural differences was present in the liberal discourse, even though the civilizing mission assigned to education had to do with the formation of progressive and modern citizens.
Copyright (c) 2018 Rosemarie Terán Najas http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
The Critical Subject in the Disciplinary and Control Society: A Perspective from Emotional Education
This essay aims to analyze—from a critical and sensitive perspective—the influence of the disciplinary and control society—proposed by Foucault and Deleuze—on the pedagogical characteristics of critical subjects. First, it should be noted that the disciplined regulation of behavior in the disciplinary societies outlined by Foucault, in real classroom contexts—conditions the emotions and well-being of the university socio-educational community. Considering this perspective—and in dialogue with reality—it becomes inevitable to redefine control practices in education. Their redefinition could create a space—with clear emotional resonance—to foster autonomy and emotional expression in students. However, in parallel with this reflection, it is emphasized that educators need to build a learning environment that enables students to develop the capacity to recognize, understand, and manage emotions (individual and collective). In this sense—and following Goleman’s approach to emotional intelligence—it is suggested that the implementation of emotional education programs and the promotion of university participation—which dignify students—be included in decision-making. Indeed, it is concluded that it is necessary to reevaluate and redefine university behavioral regulation, given that, far from being a pedagogical obstacle, it can be transformed into a tool—with profound implications for holistic education—to stimulate student autonomy, creativity, and social responsibility. Finally,—in favor of meaningful learning—the promotion of inclusion, diversity, and emotional education is essential to creating a meaningful learning environment.
Copyright (c) 2025 Pablo Emilio Cruz Picón https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Self-Perception and Self-Regulation of the Quality of Life of Elementary School Students Benefiting from a Social Program in Chile
Studies on the self-perception and self-regulation of Chilean students are relevant for improvement actions inside and outside the classroom. However, research has not delved into the role of social programs in the mental and psychosocial health of students. Therefore, this research analyzed the risk and protective factors associated with children’s mental health from the evaluation of psychosocial risk, emotional self-regulation and self-perceived quality of life in students benefiting from a social program of JUNAEB, Chile. The research has a correlational design with a cross-sectional scope in which 528 elementary school students participated. An observation instrument and pediatric questionnaires on health and well-being of children and adolescents were used. The results obtained after applying Pearson’s R technique showed a highly significant negative relationship between the variables of psychosocial risk and self-perceived quality of life. Likewise, there was a positive relationship between the independent variables of the study.
Copyright (c) 2025 Carlos Burgos Gallegos, Víctor Montre Águila, Kabir González Arévalo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Social Representations and Barriers to Inclusive Education: Perspectives of Elementary School Teachers
This article presents a qualitative study of the social representations of elementary and secondary school teachers at a rural school in the district of Palmaseca, Palmira-Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The objective was to analyze teacher perceptions and their relationship to learning barriers related to inclusive education. Through semi-structured interviews, their perceptions, experiences, and needs in the implementation of inclusive practices were analyzed. The results show that a lack of specific training, limited institutional support, and limited resources are determining factors in teachers’ perceptions of inclusion. It was also identified that interaction with families is key to strengthening inclusive education. It is concluded that there is a need for teacher training and institutional support to promote inclusive educational practices. Regarding intrinsic beliefs and values, they are evidently a significant influence on the adoption and implementation of teaching strategies in the classroom.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Mercedes Rendón Maca, Jennifer Castillo Ospina https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Review Herrera, Miguel, José. Espinosa, y Verónica Orellana. Ruta Pedagógica 2030. Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura, 2021.
This is a review of the book Pedagogical Route 2030 written by Miguel Herrera, José Espinosa, and Verónica Orellana in 2021, which is prepared in support of the COVID-19 Educational Plan: "We learn together at home" of the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture. Organized in coherence with the book, it consists of five parts, the first four referring to the elements and components of the pedagogical model: joint activity based on inquiry, teacher mediation, learning community and approaches, contents and resources, and a fifth part describing, as an example, the ad hoc practical application carried out in times of pandemic, on eight public schools belonging to various regions of Ecuador.
Copyright (c) 2022 Lorena Balseca Córdova http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
The assessment practices of French’s teachers as a foreign language in high school
This exploratory research with 58 French teachers in secondary education in Costa Rica aims to describe their assessment practices used in French as a foreign language class. An online questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. As the main result, the teachers have a traditional conception of assessment. In addition, the instrumentation used to assess their students is exams, day-to-day work, or homework. Furthermore, the teachers rely on the courses' objectives and contents to assess their students. Finally, assessment is an individualized practice for this group of teachers.
assessment practices, teacher, French, secondary, exploratory research
Copyright (c) 2022 Kuok Wa Chao Chao http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Balladares Burgos, Jorge. (2021). Digital education and training of teaching in blended and virtual modalities. UASB-E/Corporación Editora Nacional
The reviewed book exposes an investigation that integrates three studies to contribute to how a course can be designed to train university teachers in the use of information and communication technologies for the educational process. This study is theoretically based on the TPACK model, the community of inquiry model, and Merrill's instructional principles. The main aspects addressed in each study are presented following the proposal made by the author. The text contributes to the improvement of course designs for teacher training and contributes to research on teacher training in ICT and education.
Copyright (c) 2022 Verónica Orellana http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Study on the relationship between environmental awareness and emphaty in future Chilean teachers
This quantitative research sought to reveal the relationship between the variables of environmental awareness and empathy in teachers in training. For this, the “Environmental Awareness Scale” and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index were applied to a sample of 150 pedagogy students from two Chilean universities. The results revealed that there is no significant relationship between both variables, although -on their own- they show that the teachers in training have intermediate/high levels of empathy and environmental awareness. These findings allow to orient future research on both issues, considering the role of initial teacher training in education on caring for the environment and empathy with it.
Copyright (c) 2022 Michelle Mendoza Lira, Francisca Collins Peña, Sofía Rioja Falcone http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Teaching to teach Physical Education from a critical perspective. Effects of the transmission the craft in professional training
This article shares some of the results of the study carried out on the teaching task in profesional training in Physical Education. The Physical Education Teachers offered by the Faculty of Physical Education of the Provincial University of Córdoba were selected for the development of the research. The objective of the work was to describe and analyze how Physical Education is taught to teach, by investigating the ways of transmitting the profession in Teaching Practice and Residence classes III and IV, two curricular units that bring students closer to the teaching exercise and to the educational reality. in school Physical Education. From a qualitative and ethnographic approach, and from participatory observation and in-depth interviews, the empirical reference was built.
Copyright (c) 2022 Carina Bologna Liprandi http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Influence of the pandemic on children’s play and interaction in early childhood education
As a result of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, schools were closed in Peru and the possibilities of experiential learning and socialization in children were reduced. This research investigates the perceptions of preschool teachers about this problem, from a qualitative approach and through a questionnaire carried out to 54 participants of two Local Educational Management Units of Lima Provinces. Considering that at preschool children learn through play, observation, free exploration and interactions with their peers, the results show that by limiting these activities to distance education, children’s learning and socialization has been affected, as well as their progression in different areas of development.
Copyright (c) 2022 Irene Elvira Castillo Miyasaki, Carmen María Sandoval Figueroa http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Survey of reading levels in initial diagnostic evaluation. Importance of its performance in pre-professional teaching practice
The pre-professional practice in the initial training of a teacher is a key moment to elaborate, apply and process an initial diagnostic test that probes reading comprehension skills. This paper presents an experience carried out in the training of Biology and Spanish teachers in Uruguay. The evaluation shows very low reading comprehension of the average students, and low levels at which they enter the teaching career, for the different reading levels: literal, inferential, evaluative and creative. The results of the diagnosis contributed to strengthen in the Practicing Teachers the realization of a didactic planning that points to the objectives of: scientific literacy, prioritizing the use of the text as a didactic resource for the teaching of science, valuing the sustained work of macro skills linguistics.
Copyright (c) 2022 Javier Grilli Silva, Pablo Cardozo Fernández http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
The (no) dropout. Analysis from 9th grade students in Colombia
The (no) dropout is a case study with 9th grade students at the Madre Laura Educational Institution, Tierra Alta, Córdoba (Colombia), it aims to understand the (no) dropout, in adolescents close to graduating from the Secondary Educational System. Young people are in a vulnerable sociocultural situation in which psychosocial, economic, family, and academic factors influence. A mixed qualitative and quantitative methodology was proposed, with a descriptive and analytical approach. It is important to be able to characterize and understand these adolescents who, although they may not continue studying, want to complete their schooling. The main findings allow us to take considerations, from the educational institution with the pedagogical model and from the teaching staff, with more active participation, in addition to the family and the motivations of the students.
Copyright (c) 2022 Marcela Aravena Domich, Carmen Cecilia Pérez Campillo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Blog experience as a didactic resource in the Introduction to Newtonian Physics
This research has verified the use of technologies in an educational environment assisted by blog, which institutes the management and appropriation of digital tools in teaching skills, with a qualitative research methodology, supported and executed through an interview for teachers and students. Evaluating the blog experience during an Introduction to Newtonian Physics module for high school students, generated an analytical extension towards the different educational settings. Therefore, the investigative scope supports the use of digital resources for the unification of theoretical and practical components; mediated by digital tools and / or simulations. In summary, this didactic resource incorporated guidelines on active learning into teacher instruction, emphasizing the potentialization of digital skills.
Copyright (c) 2022 Rafael Norberto Calle Chumo, Aaron Sebastian Gallegos Peredo, Mario Alejandro Caisaguano Murillo, Diego Alejandro Calle Chumo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Social networks to promote interculturality in higher education
This article analyzes the relationship between social networks and intercultural practices in higher education. A qualitative approach was applied through an action-research methodology and a descriptive technique. As a result, it was obtained that social networks promote interculturality due to their multiple advantages: communication, interaction, ease of use, and participation in the educational community. It was possible to encourage the practice of intercultural principles and the appreciation of the use of social networks in an innovative way and the generation of spaces in which teachers foster the presence of cultural values in the educational field among students.
Copyright (c) 2022 Danilo Marcelo Diaz Quichimbo, Jeferson Dario Crespo Asqui, Mónica Joselyn Contreras Moina http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Decolonial perspectves/Horizontal methodologies. Building alternative discussion-action spaces at school
The article presents the results of the research project entitled De las aulas pal barrio: critical readings and alternative social practices. The project proposed to respond to the pressing need to articulate critically the teaching-learning processes prevailing today in the school -limited by an institutionalized logic of educational practices- and the contextual needs of the subjects in training who are immersed in these processes. The elements of the research project exposed here are framed within the limits of a decolonial epistemological approach and horizontal methodologies as a guiding element for its development. Furthermore, as a result of the project, the inter / transdisciplinary exercises that were carried out as a practical proposal are presented within the academic spaces built for alternative discussion-action and how these are articulated with the institutional demands, but at the same time, how they transcend them, enabling thus a greater approach to the contextual needs of the subjects in training. Finally, some conclusions are proposed that highlight the importance of the decolonial epistemological approach, horizontal methodologies, the need for inter / transdisciplinary educational practices, and alternative discussion-action spaces as an articulation mechanism between school and society.
Spaces for discussion/alternative action
Copyright (c) 2022 Cristhian Ricardo Santos Gutiérrez http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Digital gender gap in basic education teachers during COVID-19 pandemic
The Mexican educational system, as an emerging response to COVID-19, has moved towards a remote education model using Educational Technology, making it necessary to evaluate the access that teaching personnel have to the technological tools used. The present quantitative study aims to analyze said access in terms of gender equity, in order to conclude on its differentiated impacts; primordial particularity of this research. Through voluntary sampling and through a questionnaire used as an instrument for data collection, information was collected from 548 teachers, concluding through the student t test that the difference in means does not show a significant gender gap in the state of Nuevo León regarding what the literature indicates.
Copyright (c) 2021 Mariel García Leal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Approaches, institutions and experts in a growing discipline
From a socio-historical approach emphasizing the social history of knowledge and experts, the following work analyzes the XVI Pan American Congress of Physical Education held in Ecuador in 1997. To carry out the hermeneutical analysis, within the framework of a qualitative methodology, interpretive attention has been focused on various documentary sources, such as proceedings and reports of the congress, the major exhibitions, the general lectures, and the memories related to other Pan American congresses. Likewise, a set of semi-structured interviews have been carried out. Among the conclusions, the congress is identified as a space where the academic community questioned the educational discipline from three major epistemological approaches with important pedagogical-political consequences.
Copyright (c) 2021 Pablo Ariel Scharagrodsky http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
The experience of virtual education among undergraduate students in Ecuador
In 2014, to make the learning of face-to-face degree students more flexible, the Technical University of Manabí implemented, without prior study, distance learning through virtual classrooms in certain subjects of the common core. The case study was used through interviews and discussion groups to know the strengths and weaknesses. The study's objective is "to assess the performance of these courses and the results concerning the performance of students and teachers." Among the main results, it is revealed that there are difficulties in functioning the environments, allowing students to prefer traditional environments.
Virtual teaching and learning environments
Copyright (c) 2022 Lenin Barreto Zambrano, Joaquin Paredes-Labra http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
From university teaching innovation to its transfer to school: an educational experience from a gender perspective
Based on a teaching innovation project at the University of Seville (Spain), an itinerant exhibition about women´s contribution to science was designed. This exhibition was exposed in different schools of Seville, accompanied by workshops and talks to bring university research closer to schools. In this work, one of these experiences with primary school children is presented, where discussions, open interviews, experimental activities, etc., were implemented to improve the perceptions of science from a feminist perspective and thus promote scientific careers among girls.
Copyright (c) 2021 Hortensia Morón-Monge, Paula Daza Navarro http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Digital literacy and digital teaching competence at the secondary level, province of Huaura, Perú
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between digital literacy and digital teaching competence at the secondary level, UGEL Nº 09 Huaura. The study was of correlational scope, non-experimental cross-sectional design; The sample was made up of 198 high school teachers from urban areas who have permanent access to various technological resources (ICT). Two Likert scale questionnaires were used, which have the corresponding technical procedures that determine their validity and reliability. The results indicate that there is sufficient statistical evidence to determine the existence of a relationship between digital literacy and digital teaching competence (? = 0.707 and p value = 0.000); consequently, an adequate level of digital literacy contributes to a better performance of digital skills in teachers; A significant linear relationship was also found between digital literacy and each of the dimensions of digital teaching competence at the secondary level, jurisdiction of the UGEL N° 09 of the province of Huaura.
Copyright (c) 2021 Heimer Ali Méndez-Toledo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Analysis of situations of violence occurred or detected in the educational system of Ecuador
The main objective of the research that allows elaborating this theoretical reflection is to know the processes of violence towards children and adolescents that occurred or detected in the Ecuadorian educational context, carrying out a school ethnography, to determine a series of recommendations to reduce their incidence to the regional and global level. The methodology used focused on using qualitative research techniques since the Ministry of education had quantitative data that deserved to be correlated to obtain significantly and not only representative results. Therefore, analyzing the previous statistical data and the qualitative results obtained from a school ethnography (participant observation, interviews, discussion groups, documentary) allows a series of conclusions and recommendations to influence the public policies that prevent violence in the education system.
Copyright (c) 2022 Ana Martínez Pérez, Diego Paz http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Student cancer patients and survivors: A new challenge for higher education
The data on the advance of cancer in the young population is alarming. This article focuses on adolescents and young adults (AYA) who are cancer sick or survivors in the university environment. The paper begins by offering data on the increase of the incidence of various types of cancer in this group; secondly, the social stigma associated with the disease is analyzed, which, on many occasions, leads young people to hide the diagnosis in their school phase for fear of rejection and misunderstanding. Finally, the specific needs of this group are analyzed, and how university institutions can help young people to continue or resume their training by providing the support they need.
Adolescents and young adults with cancer
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Determinants of dropout and permanence in the medical career
Student dropout has been studied as a multicausal phenomenon, although greater emphasis has been placed on analyzing personal and socioeconomic factors. This study aims to identify student characteristics related to dropout and retention in the Medicine career in Ecuador. We evaluated the socioeconomic characteristics of those enrolled in the medical career in Ecuador for 2013-2018 period in a descriptive and empirical correlational manner. Additionally, we analyzed the motivation for choosing the career of students who took the professional qualification exam for 2016 and 2017. The socioeconomic characteristics are highly homogeneous among students. Internet access, academic background, age, and schooling of the head of household differ between dropouts and non-dropouts. The correlational empirical analysis was not significant in explaining dropout. Interest in ??the study and family suggestions are the most outstanding options to choose a medical career. The dropout is 40 %. Socioeconomic factors do not seem to explain this phenomenon fully. Motivational factors and the fulfillment of personal objectives in career retention stand out.
Copyright (c) 2022 Sergio René Torres-Rentería, Christian Escobar-Jiménez http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0