Participación estudiantil y la responsabilidad social universitaria

Abstract

One purpose of the University social responsibility is to prepare competent professionals with a humanist vision who help to the sustainable development of the society. That is why it improves the etic and values such as solidarity, equity and responsibility through the participation of students in different curricular and extracurricular activities for the creation of a critical, self critical and proactive attitude. Which helps to the professional development through the application of knowledge in the resolution on the societies’ problems. The present research has a correlational and descriptive approach, it is aimed to the determine students’ influence and levels of participation in the university social responsibility. For the research a quantitative approach was used, the instrument used for this was a virtual survey to 298 students in the Faculty of Jurisprudence and Social Science at Universidad Técnica de Ambato. It was determined that the 45.8% if students show a moderately active participation and in relation with the university social responsibility the data was 55.72%. Thus, it is determined that students have acquired enough knowledge to consider themselves socially responsible or with a unity way with the social participation have generated a sense of belonging. Which will help them to become future professionals that will contribute to the development and transformation of the society.