DOES THE QUALIFICATION OF THE DIRECTORS (COORDINATORS) IMPACT THE CERTIFICATION OF A POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM?, LAS COMPETENCIAS DE LOS COORDINADORES IMPACTA LA ACREDITACION DE LOS PROGRAMAS DE POSGRADO?

Abraham Vasquez Cruz, Teresa García Lopez and Milagros Cano Flores

Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas, 2013, vol. 6, issue 4, 89-103

Abstract: In Mexico, the quality of graduate programs is well praised when they join up the Programa Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad, from the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología. This paper presents the results of a study to identify the Graduate Program Coordinators competences that impact to the certification of the graduate quality program that they coordinate. The field of study involves the Universidad Veracruzana, which is an educational institution that promotes the evaluation and accreditation of educational programs as a strategy to ensure and improve the quality of the functions of teaching, researching, cultural disseminating, bonding and university broadening. Therefore, some of the competences included in Martha Alicia Alles model as well as in the official documents of the university were considered as competences to evaluate. Was designed and applied a survey that identified the competencies of Graduate Program Coordinators through observable behaviors by students, scholars, administrative personnel and directors of the programs in the Programa Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad and those who have not entered the program yet. The data analysis was performed using figures, crosstabs and Chi squared test.

Keywords: Human Capital; Education; Competences; Accreditation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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