Constructos teóricos para el diseño de un modelo sistémico de gestión universitaria: una mirada hacia la internacionalización

Abstract

Among the great challenges faced by the higher education system in the information and knowledge society in changing environments, it is imperative to respond in an agile and timely manner with new approaches, models, trends, paradigms on university systemic management processes to internationalization. The purpose of the research is to carry out a review of the theoretical constructs for the design of a systemic management model in public higher education institutions in the province of Los Ríos, Ecuador. Specifically, it sought to analyze the university management process from the strategic direction. In the qualitative study of literature review, the analytical-synthetic method was applied; Empirically, observation, documentary analysis and interviews were used with a random sample of 20 teachers between directors and coordinators of the careers, in order to deepen the behavior of the phenomenon studied. Its main findings and results reveal fragile university management processes related to the participation of teachers and students in the interactions of academic and scientific mobility and community work that promote sustainable scenarios for internationalization; situation that was evidenced more frequently from the disruption of educational processes in recent times. It is concluded that higher education institutions in the territory must rethink their management models with a systemic approach and technological factors that contribute to the holistic and comprehensive training of professionals with cultural intelligence for the transformation of society.