University social responsibility: the case of an Educational Program of an Intercultural University
Abstract
The objective of this study was to analyze the academic activities and support for professional training that impact the acquisition of values related to social responsibility of the students of the degree in Quality Engineering assigned to the Mochicahui academic unit of the Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México (UAIM). A questionnaire was developed that was applied online to 81 participants; the data analysis was quantitative, non-experimental, cross-correlational. Finding that the solidarity work, social service and professional stay programs are characteristic indicators of responsibility of the university. Seven dimensions were established: personal involvement, discovery of values, social awareness, knowledge of reality, social commitment of the profession, ecology-environment and diversity. The statistical analysis revealed that the indicators are associated in moderate and strong intensities in a positive way, the general social responsibility of the students is of strong intensity, with a commitment to ethically contribute and preserve their environment. The general correlation is strong with an index of 0.620, which allowed us to answer the research question that was posed if they are positively associated and have a strong impact on the construction of students' social responsibility through knowing their personal and social reality; in increasing their ethical values, feeling their social commitment by being as a student, graduate or member of a responsible company and acting in favor of their context in a diverse and ecological environment.
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