Correlation between university dropout variables in distance learning programs in Colombia

Abstract

School dropout in undergraduate programs in university education becomes a highly relevant problem due to its impact, not only on indicators of schooling, but also due to the repercussions that this fact has at an economic, psychological and social level. Given the importance, public-private initiatives have emerged to address this problem, such as the Modelo de Atención Integral al Estudiante - MAIE. The objective of this research was to determine the existing correlations between the different variables of the MAIE components for the case of students at undergraduate university programs with distance learning methodology. A quantitative methodology was developed, with a correlational, non-experimental and transectional scope. For data collection, a survey was applied to a probabilistic sample, under simple random selection. As a result, a linear relationship was found between the variables addressed, at different levels, with an elevated level of significance.