Undergraduate students´ perceptions about University Social Responsibility

Flores V.A.R.; Rivera Flores G.W.; Gebera O.W.T.; Paz L.E.C. · RISTI - Revista Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao (2022)

Resumen

There are Peruvian policies which promote university social responsibility since 2014 and six years after their publication we aimed to identify the perceptions of a sample of undergraduate students according to their age, sex and year of studies on three axes of university social responsibility. The study involved 552 students from a national university in Arequipa-Perú of both sexes enrolled from first to the fifth year of undergraduate studies and whose ages ranged from 16 to 24 years. The results showed that regardless of gender, students perceived that the university satisfactorily manages the campus, professional training for citizens and social participation. Likewise, students from 16 to 18 years old and from the first year compared to their peers in the upper years, perceived in a more favorable way the social participation that the university encourages towards different social actors. Conclusion: The national university manages the three axes of social responsibility as perceived by university students. We suggest the continuity of university policies that promote specific actions to bring the university closer to society.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa; Universidad Católica de Santa María