Zona Próxima

<font color="#000080">ZONA PROXIMA is a scholarly journal in the field of education, set up as organ of the Institute of Studies of Education of the Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia. Our aim is the dissemination of trends, experiences, research findings and theoretical reflection in divers aspects of the field of education.<br></font><br>

List of Papers (Total 425)

The student dropout UIS, a view from the university social responsibility

The dropout rates in higher education institutions has become a social problem that afflicts vulnerable populations in the socioeconomic structure, limiting their possibilities of human development and thus the development of a nation. The problem must be addressed from the institutional policies of higher education in the context of University Social Responsibility -RSU- with...

Impact of counseling program Cree for Calculus I

This paper presents the results obtained under the advisory program for students of CREE Calculus I, referring to its impact on academic mortality rates. The course is taught in the first semester of engineering programs at the Universidad del Norte. CREE counseling program for students in Calculus I consists of two main activities: instructional support courses, with an...

The high speed networks in the teachers education programs

With RENATA's arrival in Colombia, and specifically to San Juan de Pasto, opportunities of progress come to the professional training by working with the academic networks and cooperative work that help the interinstitutional integration. It is essential to diagnose the conditions in which the teachers education programs are, in order to access these opportunities. Visiting the...

Construction and validation of an instrument to measure the citizenship competencies in college students

This research sought to construct and validate an instrument to measure citizenship competences in college students. The instrument was constructed using as reference the "Pruebas Saber de Competencia Ciudadana" of 2003-2005 and citizwenship competence standards developed by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Colombia. This instrument was divided into five...

On a concept of Law popularization in higher education

In this research paper the popularization of higher education law is conceptualized and founded. To achieve the overall objective of this research: to base the popularization of law in the university legal consulting, the study starts from the tenets of university teaching and critical pedagogy, which point out at the duty of a training related to social realities. Thus, from a...

Environmental education of children from official educational institutions of Santa Marta

This research paper aims at identifying the level of knowledge in environmental education in students of primary school. Environmental education is understood as a process which allows understanding relationships with the environment, through a critical reflection about the biophysical, social, political, economical and cultural reality, in order to generate attitudes of...

Strategies of teaching and learning of reading and writing in primary education

This paper shows the results of a study, which aims to analyze the teaching and learning strategies for reading and writing in Elementary Education in Maracaibo (Zulia State, Venezuela). The theoretical framework was supported, basically, on González (2008), Mohammad (2006), and Alvarez (2004). The research was a descriptive one with a non-experimental, transactional field design...

La deserción estudiantil UIS, una mirada desde la responsabilidad social universitaria

The dropout rates in higher education institutions has become a social problem that afflicts vulnerable populations in the socioeconomic structure, limiting their possibilities of human development and thus the development of a nation. The problem must be addressed from the institutional policies of higher education in the context of University Social Responsibility -RSU- with...

Construcción y validación de un instrumento para medir las competencias ciudadanas en estudiantes universitarios

This research sought to construct and validate an instrument to measure citizenship competences in college students. The instrument was constructed using as reference the "Pruebas Saber de Competencia Ciudadana" of 2003-2005 and citizwenship competence standards developed by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Colombia. This instrument was divided into five...

La deserción estudiantil UIS, una mirada desde la responsabilidad social universitaria

The dropout rates in higher education institutions has become a social problem that afflicts vulnerable populations in the socioeconomic structure, limiting their possibilities of human development and thus the development of a nation. The problem must be addressed from the institutional policies of higher education in the context of University Social Responsibility -RSU- with...