Abstract

REGUEYRA EDELMAN, Gabriela  and  ROJAS MADRIGAL, Carolina. A look to the permanency of the social work student population. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.3, pp.83-108. ISSN 1409-4703.

The article synthesizes an investigation realized at the Social Work School, University of Costa Rica about the permanence of its student population during the period 2002-2008. The research was descriptive: the information on the themes of demographic, academic and socioeconomic behavior of the population was captured and the student cohorts were traced, based on the information stored at the University Student Applications System. The study established the importance of approaching permanence as a macro process that the student population experience since their first contact with the University until they attain an academic degree. It clarifies aspects on how the undergraduate and graduate degrees in the stipulated time are achieved. It highlights that the students that are more likely to achieve this objectives, were those admitted to the University and the career at the same year, at an age between 17 and 18 years old, also, those who lived in areas near Rodrigo Facio Campus, studied in academic high-schools, received a scholarship and additional benefits per socioeconomic condition, enrolled only in Social Work courses, approved more than 15 credits per school regular period and matriculated courses on the third school period. It also captures information about the people that dropout the career, which corresponds to 22% of the population on study. The main reason for not continuing is related to entering a career that does not interest them.

Keywords : Dropout; Permanency; Social work students; Student population; Graduation; University of Costa Rica.

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