Students' insights and appraisals about the Educational Sciences career at the National Institute of Higher Education (INAES) in Asunción, Paraguay

Abstract

This study addresses on the students’ appraisal regarding the education they received at the National Institute of Higher Education (INAES) in Paraguay at the grade level. The main objective of this article is to analyse the students' perceptions about their degree on Educational Sciences, and about their institution. Using a quantitative approach, descriptive design and cross-sectional: 95.6% of the students have been surveyed. The respondents are distributed in the three courses/groups of which it is the only career of the night shift. The results show the main strengths and weaknesses detected or valued by the students, in which the positive and compliance responses prevailed for the management and administrative areas, as well as for the curricular plan of the career, the infrastructure, the Librarian service and the interest in participating in research and outreach activities. However, the students want better internet access, food services, some aspects of teacher performance, guidance on the teaching internship and, mainly, the treatment of the transversal axes in the career curriculum. In conclusion, it is stated that the students highly value their career and the institution, but they also want the improvement in some aspects and areas that they consider important.