La deserción universitaria en la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil en el año 2021.

Abstract

In the present research work, information is provided on university desertion in the higher education institution Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil with the intention of knowing the factors that affect the permanence of students in the institution. In this work, it was intended to analyze the factors that are related to the abandonment of studies in higher education of the students of the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil of the semester B-2021 to contribute to the strengthening of the retention strategies of the institution. For the analysis of the information, it was decided to use the Systems Theory and Symbolic Interactionism, additionally, a normative-strategic framework and a conceptual reference were structured. The research methodology was developed from a descriptive mixed approach, transverse temporality. The sample of this study is made up of 371 students belonging to the university, 1 person who would have belonged to each faculty who was not enrolled, and directors or collaborators of the university. The forms of information collection were carried out from interviews and surveys. As results, the main reasons found for abandoning university studies are; payment difficulties, situations such as failing several subjects and dissatisfaction with the chosen career in the first instance.