Aproximación a un modelo de gobernanza en universidades publicas de la provincia de Pichincha del Ecuador

Abstract

espanolEn la ultima decada se observan cambios sustanciales en el sistema de educacion superior de Ecuador, cuya dinamica ha incidido en marcadas transformaciones al interior de las universidades. Este trabajo sigue las lineas de investigacion desde una perspectiva de gobernanza interna, para realizar una aproximacion a los modelos imperantes en las universidades que participan en el estudio. El analisis se realiza desde un enfoque sistemico, desde donde se asocia el termino gobernanza a la capacidad del gobierno para definir el quehacer de las instituciones de educacion superior y a las formas de organizacion interna para cumplir el papel otorgado. El estudio es de tipo documental eminentemente cualitativo, basado en fuentes de informacion obtenidas en sitios Web oficiales de las universidades y de diversos organismos. De manera complementaria, se aplica un cuestionario a traves de encuesta a asesores de las mismas instituciones, con la finalidad de ratificar o matizar las conclusiones generadas. Para el analisis se considera como principios de gobernanza, la autonomia, libertad academica, rendicion de cuentas, participacion y representatividad institucional. Los resultados revelan que los mecanismos de control implementados por el Estado inciden al interior de las universidades y configuran diferencias en la dimensionalidad y modelos con la que ejercen la gobernanza. EnglishIn the last decade, relevant changes have been observed in the Ecuador higher education system, whose dynamics have influenced in important transformations within the universities. This work follows the lines of research from an internal governance perspective, to make an approximation to the prevailing models in the universities that participate in the study. This work follows the lines of research from an internal government perspective, to make an approximation to the prevailing models in the universities that participate in the study. The analysis is carried out from a systemic approach, from where the term governance is associated with the capacity of the government to define the task of higher education institutions and the forms of internal organization to fulfill the role granted. The study is eminently qualitative documentary type, based on information sources obtained from official websites of universities and various higher education organizations. In a complementary manner, a questionnaire is apply through an interview with advisors from the same institutions, in order to ratify or qualify the conclusions generated. For the analysis, the principles of governance, autonomy, academic freedom, accountability, participation and institutional representation are considered. The results revealed that even though the three HEIs involved in the study are public and domiciled in the same province, they differ in the manner in which these principles are exercised. This intensity determines different forms of organization and models of internal operation.