The state of the tutoring in the formation academic university

Abstract

The study of mentoring is based on studies on education and its implications for economic development of a country and is a topic explored and continuous progress. The objective of the research is to determine whether mentoring is one of the key elements to achieve quality in the process of teaching and learning in the higher education system. descriptive - qualitative method and deductive approach is applied. A literature review related to tutoring is done. Technical University of Oruro, Carrera Business Administration as empirical case it a questionnaire to the teaching staff, method for comparing factors with cases of universities Ecuador, Argentina and Mexico applies - the case of the Bolivian University is studied. The results show: that the definition of mentoring is associated with actions and functions classroom teacher tutor; mentoring model is related to academic models of the university and higher education system; measurable factors mentoring are important to educational quality in university education; and mentoring contributes to reducing dropout and repetition primarily.