Teaching Strategies: A Look at Their Application in Business Administration Programs

Authors

  • Wilson Montenegro-Velandia Author Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellín
  • Ana María Cano-Arroyave Author Universidad Cooperativa de Medellin, Colombia
  • Iván Darío Toro-Jaramillo Author Universidad Cooperativa de Medellin, Colombia
  • Jhon Jaime Arango-Benjumea Author Universidad Cooperativa de Medellin, Colombia
  • Cesar Alveiro Montoya-Agudelo Author Universidad Cooperativa de Medellin, Colombia
  • Juan Esteban Vahos-Correa Author Universidad Cooperativa de Medellin, Colombia
  • Pastor Emilio Pérez-Villa Author Universidad Cooperativa de Medellin, Colombia
  • Bladimir Coronado-Ríos Author

Keywords:

Development of skills, teaching method, university education, didactic technique, teaching business administration (Source, Unesco Thesaurus)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to characterize the didactics used in college business administration programs. The research was conducted at eleven universities in the city of Medellin (Colombia). A mixed methodology was used, based on an exploratory and descriptive design. The information was collected from a sample of 206 students; three focus groups with teachers, each including six participants; interviews with program directors; and an analysis of educational projects. Among the findings, it was discovered there is little relationship between teaching strategies and the thought processes developed by students. One of the possible causes is the clear-cut preference among teachers for transmitting content, although it is possible to identify a tendency to use skill-based teaching strategies. The conclusion is that the teaching methods in business administration programs focus increasingly on helping students to develop skills. Nevertheless, this trend is still timid and, in some cases, out of line with the educational objectives of these programs.

DOI: 10.5294/edu.2016.19.2.2

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Author Biographies

Wilson Montenegro-Velandia, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellín

Coordinador de investigacion de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Administrativas y afines. Lider del grupo de investigación en Gestión y Desarrollo Organizacional.

Bladimir Coronado-Ríos

Universidad Cooperativa de Medellin,Colombia

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Published

2016-08-01

How to Cite

Montenegro-Velandia, W., Cano-Arroyave, A. M., Toro-Jaramillo, I. D., Arango-Benjumea, J. J., Montoya-Agudelo, C. A., Vahos-Correa, J. E., … Coronado-Ríos, B. (2016). Teaching Strategies: A Look at Their Application in Business Administration Programs. Educación Y Educadores, 19(2), 205–220. Retrieved from https://educacionyeducadores.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/eye/article/view/6151

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2016)

Section

University pedagogy

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