Construction of individual and collective identity during tutorial accompaniment at the university: the agony of potentiality

Abstract

Higher education institutions in Mexico have been affected by factors that make up globalization, if the country is considered, its historical trajectory cannot be lost sight of - as well as the genesis of universities - the current economic model, national policies -especially the educational ones- and on the other hand the institutional factors that govern them, among which are the social mission of the institution, its policy, vision and philosophy, the prestige gained, the degree of support it obtains from the state -especially all the stability of the same, we cannot forget the budget cuts and the direct affectation that these represent in universities- these factors impact how universities and teachers provide, create and transmit knowledge, these changes that in many occasions they can only be integrated into the complex educational process, they mainly affect the teaching staff, a term that the reader can debate between existing or mythical.

Keywords:

Social Representations, Tutoring, Universities, Identity.