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Análisis de Deserción Estudiantil en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana- Bogotá: Caracterización de la Población Estudiantil

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  • Mary Berrío Norman
  • Martha Misas Arango
  • Stephany Santacruz Rincón
  • Edgar Villa Pérez

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La deserción estudiantil de la Educación Superior es uno de los problemas que inciden, en forma importante, sobre la formación de capital humano. Siendo éste un factor determinante para el crecimiento económico y por ende, para el incremento en la calidad de vida de la población. Hecho relevante, sobre todo, en países en desarrollo como Colombia donde el proceso de acumulación de capital humano es aún bajo. El presente artículo es el primero de una serie de trabajos enfocados en el estudio de la deserción estudiantil en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá (PUJ-B). En particular, el objetivo de este trabajo es caracterizar estadísticamente a la población Neo-Javeriana 2006, partiendo de una encuesta disenada por los autores y aplicada con tal propósito por el Centro Nacional de Consultoría, sobre una muestra aleatoria estratificada y representativa de dicha población. Los resultados muestran que, la calidad académica y la imagen de la universidad son los dos aspectos senalados por los estudiantes como los más importantes al momento de elegir la universidad. Más aún, la decisión sobre la escogencia de la universidad es llevada a cabo principalmente por los estudiantes y no por sus padres, con base en las posibilidades laborales futuras. La mayoría de estudiantes pertenecen, según estratos de vivienda, a la denominada “clase-media” lo cual significa, para la universidad, una oportunidad de generar un impacto social positivo. ****************************** Abstract The dropout in Higher Education levels is one of the problems that affect, significantly, human capital formation which is a decisive factor for economic growth and which is related to a higher quality of life of the population. This is especially true for developing countries like Colombia where the human capital accumulation process is still low. This article is the first in a series of studies focused on studying the decision of dropping out of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Bogotá (PUJ-B). In particular, the aim of this work is to reach a statistical characterization of the Neo-Javerianos 2006 population, based on a survey designed by the authors and applied for this purpose by the Centro Nacional de Consultoria, on a representative stratified random sample of that population. The results show that the academic quality and public image of the PUJ-B are the two areas reported by students as the most important characteristics when choosing the university the wish to attend. We find that the decision on which university to attend is carried out mainly by students, not their parents, which is based on future job opportunities. Most students that enter PUJ-B come from the so-called "middle-class", which allows a positive social impact on this population in the city

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  • Mary Berrío Norman & Martha Misas Arango & Stephany Santacruz Rincón & Edgar Villa Pérez, 2013. "Análisis de Deserción Estudiantil en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana- Bogotá: Caracterización de la Población Estudiantil," Vniversitas Económica 11063, Universidad Javeriana - Bogotá.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000416:011063
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    Keywords

    Deserción universitaria; post-estratificación; inferencia poblacional; y caracterización estudiantil.;
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    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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