analisis situacional del sentido de pertenencia en la comunidad universitaria de la facultad de ciencias sociales de la utmach

Abstract

When we talking about the sense of belonging, it is directly mentioning that it is an emotional connection of a person, whether it is a community, a specific place or simply a group that shares the same tastes or interests. This connection is born from the same compatibility that exists, whether through values, interests or references to popular culture. However, it is considered that this same sense of belonging can generate a greater impact on a person because, for them, they feel a very significant value in their personal identity, as well as the self-esteem of the self-esteem that an individual possesses at the time. moment of belonging to a community (vegetable garden, 2018). The purpose of our research is to analyze the sense of belonging in the university community of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Technical University of Machala, emphasizing first the dimensions of the sense of belonging, which are: Psychological and Social Dimension those that form the character of people due to the feelings of connections they have with the community, Affective Dimension means the emotional part of humans regarding how they identify themselves in their interest groups and the Academic Dimension which is basically unifying actions, improving bonds of coexistence so that there is a better interaction to express oneself freely on topics of interest. These dimensions allow them to play a very important role in the life of each person, because these emotional and social connections not only focus on strengthening socio-affective factors, but also manage to contribute to generating their own well-being when a sense of support in today's society. The methodology that will be used in this research is a qualitative-quantitative approach in which we apply the tools of interviews and focus groups to obtain information through a questionnaire of questions that were asked to the different groups that we characterize in our research work. which are: Authorities, Administrative Personnel, Coordinators, Teachers and students. With all the analyzes obtained with each of the interest groups, we came to the conclusion that each of them maintains different characteristics and perceptions about the sense of belonging, which would lead us to suggest that more activities be carried out and that of emotional support to strengthen the sense of belonging in our university community.