Education in values for quality education at Universidad Nacional Casimiro Sotelo Montenegro

Abstract

This work offers the new admission students’ perspective at Universidad Nacional Casimiro Sotelo Montenegro (UNCSM) about the course Introducción a los Desempeños Ciudadanos y Profesionales (Introduction to Citizen and Professional performances), as it aims to boost a critical comprehension of citizen and professional roles in the current society. The methodology was rooted in developing research with a mixed approach, stressing the quantitative, applying the questionnaire about general information and the course perspective. The sample was 348 students, probabilistically selected and stratified by knowledge area and shift. According to the results, 95.97 % of students believe the course has given them practical tools to develop and apply creativity and innovation in real problem solutions. Moreover, 96.12 % consider positive the appropriation of UNCSM’s institutional referents. Global assessment is high, 82.8 % ranked it as “excellent” and “very good”, and 87.4 % highlighted teachers’ participation. The research identified improvement opportunities such as extending the courses’ period, strengthening methodological strategies to favor exchange and communication among academics and learners. Students deem the course effective for value formation, full development, personal and professional growth, contributing to the educational model centered around the person, family and community as active learning subjects. The proposed recommendations boost quality in the educational process at UNCSM, along with its effect on professionals’ quality and institutional effectiveness.