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Un Modelo de Educación Superior y Deserción Universitaria: Evidencia de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Bogotá

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

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Este trabajo forma parte del Proyecto de Investigación, del Departamento de Economía de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Bogotá (PUJ-B), sobre deserción en los programas de pregrado de esta universidad. Inicialmente se desarrolla un modelo micro-fundamentado que busca explicar los determinantes de la deserción universitaria modelando explícitamente la interacción entre los tres agentes principales del sector de la educación superior: universidades, hogares y estudiantes. El modelo teórico muestra que la deserción universitaria ocurre en estudiantes que tienen un nivel bajo de habilidad innata que los lleva óptimamente a no esforzarse, así como en estudiantes que tienen expectativa de no poder graduarse independientemente de su habilidad innata. Los hallazgos del modelo teórico se evalúan a través de la aplicación empírica de un modelo econométrico de probabilidad (probit) sobre la información recolectada a partir de una encuesta elaborada por los autores y aplicada a una muestra representativa de 473 estudiantes de la población de neo-javerianos de la cohorte del 2006. Se encuentra que el perfil de un desertor está asociado con alguna de las siguientes características: dificultades en matemáticas y expresión oral por baja competencia previa al ingreso a la universidad, pérdida de asignaturas en la universidad, factores disciplinarios con impacto negativo en desempeno, falta de motivación, bajo nivel de esfuerzo durante su permanencia en la universidad y finalmente, la existencia de problemas de índole económico y familiar. ****************************** ABSTRACT This work is part of the Research Project, Department of Economics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Bogotá (PUJ- B), on attrition in undergraduate programs of the university. Initially, a micro - based model that seeks to explain the determinants of university dropout, explicitly modeling the interaction between the three main players in the sector of higher education is developed: Universities, households and students. The theoretical model shows that the college dropout occurs in students who have a low level of innate ability that makes no effort optimally, as well as students who do not expect to graduate regardless of their innate ability. The findings of the theoretical model are evaluated through the application of an econometric empirical probability model (probit) on data collected from a survey conducted by the authors and applied to a representative sample of 473 students from the population of Neo - Javerianos cohort 2006. It is found that the profile of a defector is associated with any of the following: difficulties in math and speaking low competition for pre- college entrance, failure of academic courses in the university, disciplinary factors with negative impact on performance, lack of motivation, low effort while in college and finally, the existence of problems of economic and family reasons .

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  • Edgar Villa & Martha Misas Arango & Mary Berrío Norman & Stephany Santacruz Rincón, 2013. "Un Modelo de Educación Superior y Deserción Universitaria: Evidencia de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Bogotá," Vniversitas Económica 11065, Universidad Javeriana - Bogotá.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000416:011065
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    Keywords

    Determinantes de la Deserción Universitaria; Competencia de estudiantes; producción de servicios de educación superior; capital humano; modelo econométrico probit.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • D41 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Perfect Competition
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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