Análisis de las tendencias políticas en los estudiantes y docentes de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas de la Universidad de Cuenca, en los últimos 10 años.

Abstract

The purpose of this case study was to analyze the political tendencies of students and teachers of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of the University of Cuenca, using the categories of left and right described by Sheldon and Nichols, as well as many other authors. In the methodological part, the study has an explanatory, descriptive scope with a mixed qualitativequantitative methodological approach. For which 350 students of the University of Cuenca and 365 students of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences were surveyed. As for the qualitative part, 4 teachers of the same faculty were interviewed, with the objective of understanding the political tendencies of the last 10 years within the faculty. The results of the research showed that the predominant political tendency is right-wing, while in the last 10 years, this tendency has shifted from the center-left to the right. On the other hand, several factors were identified that influence the political tendencies of students and teachers, such as the career they study, the political tendency of the government, religion, among others. Finally, the socioeconomic profiles of the students were categorized with respect to their political tendencies.