The factors that determine the level of permanence in university students: a methodological proposal

Case study of public accountant students FASTA University

Abstract

The following article seeks to identify the personal, social and institutional factors that influence or determine the level of permanence of first year students of the Public Accounting Career of the distance modality at the FASTA University. These results served as the basis for the design of a data collection model which facilitates the gathering of information in future applications of the study.

This work was organized in three stages: the first consisted of identifying how much is known about the topic, based on reading the bibliography written by the main authors in order to systematize and select the determining factors, variables and indicators. In the second phase, intervies were carried out to know the understanding about the topic of referents who engaged with the problematic  which is studied. Finally, the systematization of the information was carried out and  an integrated analysis of factors, variables and levels of permanence model was built.

The variables for this model were sorted out in those related to personal and external aspects of students which will allow the study of  them and then the sketch of different strategies to achieve permanence.